II. 33 



not patent, drupe with 2 ovulas but only one 

 perfect kernel. It is a climbing Vine instead of 

 a Shrub, and two sp. appear to be blended in B. 

 voluhilis of which the synonymy is much con- 

 fused. 



152. Berch. undulata Raf. fol. ovatis vel lan- 

 ceol. integris undul. fl. hermaphr. subumbellatis 

 — Pennsylv. to Virginia, this is the Sp. of L. W. 

 Ait. and Northern States, the Rhamnus scan- 

 dens Hill h, k. t. 20. 



153. Berch. repanda Raf. fol. ovatobi, repan- 

 do crenatis, fl. dioicis subspicatis — Carolina to 

 Louisiana, the Sp. of Mich. Walter, Elliot and 

 Southern States. 



151, Hethingeria Necki Colletia Scop, non 

 Jus. diff. Ziziphus cal. 5fidus persistens, petalis 

 0, stylis 2, stigm. 2 bifidis, drupa monosp. — 

 Type doubtful, very near to Saurchroma by 

 fruit, and also to Condalia of CavanilleSj which 

 differs by disk and single style. 



155. Ampeloplis Raf. (armed vine) cal. 5fid. 

 corolla ^Jida, stam, 5opp. stylo 1, stig. 3, bacca 

 osperma. Sarmentosa spinosa, foL alt. fl. 

 o;lomeratis spicatis interruptis — not even of 

 Rhamnides family if corolla realy monopetalous 

 as stated by L. rather akin to Myrsirie and next 

 Genus, habit quite peculiar. — Ampeloplis chi- 

 nensis Raf. Rhamnus theizans L. auct — Ra- 

 mis garment, divaric. striatis, fol. ovat. serru- 

 latis — China, affording an inferior Tea. 



156. Veklangia Neck. cal. caliculatus, cam- 

 pan. 5part. corolla camp, patens 5part, stam. 10, 

 alternis steriiis, stylo fiiif. stig, 2-3, Drupa nux 

 2-31oc, 2-3sp. spinosa fol. fascAC. fl^ confertis 

 axil. — United Rhamnus and Eleodendron,quite 

 distinct from both : two types lately blended as 



