XXI. ^QUIFOLIA^CEiE : PRI^NOS. 



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?31. /"rlnos verticillktus. 



Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 30.; Duh. Arb., 1. 1. 23.; our fig. 234. 

 In flower, and fig. 23-5. from the Hort. Soc. Garden. 



Spec. C/iar.^ (^c. Leaves deciduous, oval, acumi- 

 nate, serrated, pubescent beneath. Male 

 flowers in axillary umbel-shaped fliscicles ; 

 the female ones aggregate, the flowers of 

 both sexes 6-parted. (Z)ec. Prod.) A de- 

 ciduous shrub. Canada to Virginia, in wet 

 woods. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced 

 in 1736. Flowers white; June to August. 

 Berries red or crimson, turning purple ; ripe 

 in November. 



There are two handsome plants of this 

 species in Loddiges's arboretum, 7 ft. high, one 

 of which is under the name of P. /.irunifoiius. 



235. 



a 4. P. l^viga'*tus Pursk. The smooth-leaved Winter Berry. 



Identification. Pursh FL Sept. Amer., I. p. 220. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17. i 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 20. 

 Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 28. ; and our fig. 236. 



Sj)ec. Char., Sfc. Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, serrated, ^^^' 

 the teeth directed forwards, acuminate ; glabrous on 

 both surfaces, except on the nerves beneath, where 

 they are slightly pubescent ; upper surface glossy. 

 Flowers 6-clcft ; the male ones scattered ; the female 

 ones axillary, solitary, almost sessile. (^Dec. Prod.) A 

 deciduous shrub. New York to Virginia, on the Alle- 

 ghany Mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 

 1812. Flowers white ; July. Berries large, dark red ; 

 ripe in November. 



The plant of this species in Lod- 

 diges's arboretum was 4 ft. high in 

 1835. Readily distinguished by its 

 somewhat more succulent leaves and 

 shoots, the latter, when young, tinged 

 with dark purple. 



230. Prtiios Imvigatus. 



837- Pimos laiicecliitus. 



fli 3. P. lanceolaVus Pursk. The \anceo\3Xe-leaved 

 Winter Berry. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Sept. Amer., 2. p. 27. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17. ; 



Don's Mill., 2. p 20. 

 Synonymes. P. canadensis Lyon ; P. lilcidus Hort. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 235. from a plant in the Hort. Soc. Garden. 



Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, remotely 

 and very slightly serrulate, smooth on both surfaces. 

 Male flowers aggregate, triandrous ; female ones mostly 

 in pairs, peduncled, and 6-cle!'t. {Dec. Prod.) A deci- 

 duous shrub. Carolina to Georgia, in low grounds. 

 Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in 1811. Flowers 

 white ; June and July. Berries small, scarlet ; ripe in 

 November, 



The plant in Loddiges's arboretum is 8 ft. high. 

 iii. Winterlia Moench. 



Sect. Char. Flowers, for the most part, 6-cleft. Leaves permanent. {Dec. 



Prod., ii. p. 17 ^ 



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