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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



1 6. L. (e.) lanceola'tum Poir. The lanceolate-leaved Box Thorn. 



Identification. Poir. Suppl., 3. p. 429. ; Don's Mill. 4. p. 458. 

 St/nonyme. L. europae^um /3 Dec. Fl. Fr. No. 2699. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., t. 32. ; and out figs. 1297. and 1298. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches dependent, reflexed. 

 Buds spinescent. Leaves lanceolate, nearly ses- 

 sile, acute at both ends. Flowers 

 solitary, extra-axillary, pedicel- 

 late. Corolla funnel-shaped. Sta- 

 mens exserted. Calyx unequally 

 5-toothed. Corolla purple, with 

 a white bottom. Berry oblong, 

 red. (Don's Mill.~) A climbing 

 deciduous shrub. Naples, Greece, 

 &c. Stem 6 ft. to 10 ft. Intro- 

 duced ?. Flowers purple; May to 

 August. Berry red ; August. 



1 1. L. (? E.) turbinaVum Du Ham. The turhmate-fruited Box Thorn. 



Identification. N. Du Ham., 1. p. 119. t. 31. : Don's Mill., 4. p. 4.^8. 

 Synonymes. L. Aalimifblium Mill. Diet. No. 6. ? ; Z,. b&rbarum /3 Dec. Fl. 



Fr. No. 2700. 

 Engravings. N. Du Ham., t. 31.; and our figs. 1299. and 1300. 



1297. L. (e.) lanceo- 



latum. 



1298 L. (e.) lanceolbtum. 



Spec. Char., ^c. 



Stems erect, fascicled. Branchlets 

 dependent, terete. Buds spiny. 

 Leaves ses.sile, lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated. Flowers aggregate, pedi- 

 cellate, extra-axillary. Corolla 

 funnel-shajjed. Stamens exserted. 

 Calyx trifid. Berry red, and turbi- 

 nate. Corolla violaceous, with a 

 white bottom. (Don's Mill.) A 

 climbing deciduous shrub. China. 

 Stem 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 

 1709. Flowers violet; May to 



1299. 



X. (?e.) turbinitum. 



J. 8. 



August. 

 L. aVrum L. 



1300. L. (?e.) ti'.rbin^tum. 



The African Box Thorn. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 277. ; Don's Mill., 4. p. 459. 

 Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 354. ; and our figs. 1301. and 1^02. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Erect, spiny. Leaves fascicled, linear, 

 canescent, attenuated at the base, obtuse, flesh3\ Flowers 

 almost axillary, solitary, drooping. Corolla tubular, 3 times 

 longer than the calyx. Stamens enclosed. Bark grey- 

 coloured ; the smaller branches frequently spin}'. Leaves 

 ~ glaucous. Filaments bearded near the base, as in all 



the true species. Stigma slightly 2-lobed. Corolla 

 violaceous, rich purple above. Berry globose, vio- 

 laceous. Calyx 5-toothed. (Don's Miller.) An 

 erect, spiny, deciduous or sub-evergreen shrub. Spain, 

 North of Africa, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia 

 Felix. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1712. 

 Flowers purple ; May to July. Berry dark blue or 

 1301 . black ; ripe in August. 



Varieti/. 



1 L. a. 2 rigidnm, L. rigidum Booth. Leaves long, linear, 



glaucous ; shoots rigid. Possibly a distinct species. Native country 

 unknown, but probably from China, or the North of India. Received 

 from Messrs. Booth, in 1838. 



The most ornamental species of the genus ; and, though rather tender, it 



1302. L. ilfrum. 



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