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ellipt, obtusis serrulatis subtus pubesc. — Mis- 

 souri and Origon: the characters given by 

 Hooker exactly agree with my Genus, he calls 

 the petals bifid and style trifid. 



102. Cardiol? splnijsa Raf. spinosa, baccis 

 ellipt. rubris — a very doubtful sp. having only 

 seen the berries, in West Kentucky. 



121. Pjerfonojv Raf. (n. grec.) diff, Cardiole- 

 pis. cal. Ifio. acutis planis, petalis integris. ovar. 

 ovatu»Tj, stigma subintegrum, obtusum, baccis 

 glob, uniloc. 3sp. — very near to last G. yet vs^ith 

 inany distinctions, two types. 



122 PerFONON laurifolium Raf. Arboreum, 

 foj. ellipt, acutis sublntegris, lucidis glabris, ju- 

 niorib. subt. pubescens, petaii» reniformis, stig, 

 vix emarg. — In Origon Mts, seen alive in Bar- 

 tram's garden, where it forms a tree 20 feet 

 high, the berries form fine clusters and assume 

 3 colors, being by turns green, red and black 

 when fully ripe. 



123. Perfonon? ferrugineum Raf. Rham- 

 non do Nut. fol. obi. ellipt. acutis integris, juni- 

 orib. calicibusque ferrugineo toment. petalis 

 cuneatis, stigma 3fidum — In Florida, compare 

 Rh, ellipticus, see 144. 



124. Sarco:.iphalus Raf. Hermaphr. cal. 4fid, 

 petalis nullis, disco umbilicato carnoso, stam 4, 

 stylus bifidus, stig. 2 acutis bacca umbilic. 2 lo- 

 cul, 2sperma — such are the characters of the 

 type Sarc. retusus Raf. Rhamnus sarcompha- 

 lus of authors ; but other Sp. are similar altho' 

 the disk is not so striking, Sarc, carolinianus^ 

 prunifolius, mauritianus, lemgatus &c (all 

 Rhamn. auct.) besides the two next shrubs. 



125. Sarcomph. shortianus Raf, Rhamn. 

 shorti Nut. fol. ovatobl, acum. subserulatis, 



