LXXIX, 5MILACEiE: 5MI LAX. 



1095 



handi^onie evergreen climbing siirub. 



rica, in woods and b}' streams. Heiglit 3 ft 



2044. S. riibens. 



obtuse, mucronate, coriaceous, 5-nerved ; margin 

 mucronate-denticuiate near the base. ( Wats.) A 



North Anie- 



to 



4 ft. Flowers greenish white ; July. 



fl. 4. 5. SARSAPARfLLA L. The medicinal Smilax, 

 or Sarsaparilla. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., H-W. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 249. 

 Synonymes. S. peruviana Sarsaparilla Ger. Emac. 8.59. ; S. gladca 

 Mic/).v. 2. p. 2.S7., IValt. Fl. Car. 24-5. ; the glaucous-leaved Smilax ; 

 Salsa paiiglia, lliil. 

 Derivation. Sarsaparilla is compounded of two Spanish words ; 

 viz., zarza, red, and parilla. a little vine. 



Eiigravings . Dend. Brit., t. 111. ; 

 and oar fi^. 2045. 



Spec. Char., Sj-c. Stem prickl}', 

 angular. Leaves unarmed, 



4 ^^-'^^^AJ ^ ovate-lanceolate, ending in 



^V ^J^^^Kk?^ ^ ^ons. sharp point ; 5-nerved, glaucous beneath. 



(IVi/ld.) An evergreen climbing shrub. North and 

 South America. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced 

 in I66i. Flowers greenish white; August. 



Stems shrubby, long, slender, and climbing. Roots 

 divided into several long slender branches, which are 

 somewhat thicker than a goose-quill, straiglit, brown 

 on their exterior, but white internally, and from 3 ft. 

 to 4 ft. long. Sarsaparilla, on its first introduction, 

 was considered as a .specific against numerous dis- 

 orders, and it is still emploved in rheumatic complaints 

 s. s-jr..aparwa. scrofula, and all cutaneous' diseases. 



fl_ 5. S. hasta'ta JVi/ld. The Spear-shaped Smilax. 



Identification. Willd. Sp. PI., 4. p. 782. ; Pursh Fl. Araer. Sept., 1. p. 249. ; 

 Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 



S. Bona nox Michx. Fl. Amer. 2. p. 237. ; S. aspera var. Lam. 



Pluk. Aim., t. 111. f. 3. ; and ourfig. 2046. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Stem subarmed. Leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; auiiculate, or spear- 

 shaped, at the base ; ciliated or prickly 

 on the margin ; 3 3 nerves. Berries 

 round. (Willd.) An evergreen climbing 

 shrub. Carolina and Florida, on the sea- 

 coast. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in IS20. 

 green j August and September. 



Syyionymes. 



Encyc. 

 Engravings. 



2016. S. hast4ta. 



Flowers 



a. 6. S. Wa'tson/ Swt. INIr. Watson's Smilax. 



Identification. Swt. Hort. Brit., 3. p. fiSl. 



Synonymes. S. longifblia Wats. Dend. Brit. ; S. h. 2 lanceolata Arb. Brit. 



1st edit. p. 2.'5)2. 

 Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 110. ; and ourfig. 2047. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Stem prickly, angular. Leaves ovate, acu- 

 minated, somewhat cordate at the base, glabrous, 3 5- 

 nerved. Berries elliptic. An evergreen climbing shrub. 

 North America. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Litroduced in 1820, 

 or before. Flowers greenish ; August. 



a. 7. S. Walter// Pursh. Walter's Smilax. 



Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1 . p. 249. 

 Synonyme. S. China Walt. Fl. Car. p. 24-1. 

 Engraving. Ourfig. . in p. 



Spec. Char., i^c. Stem prickly. Leaves ovate-cordate, smooth, 3-nerved. 

 Berries acuminate. {Pursh.) A climbing evergreen shrub. Virginia and 



4 A 4 



2047. S. Watsoni. 



