TREES AND SHRUBS 



sessile, thick ; Fruit a 1-seeded pseudo-berry, ovoid or globose, greenish-white, 

 semi-transparent, pulp viscid. 



Leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, exstipulate, oblong to nearly ovate, entire, 

 obtuse, narrowed at base, thick, fleshy or coriaceous, green or yellow -green, 1-3 

 ins. long, |-f in. wide ; dead leaves yellow. 



A deciduous parasitic shrub, 1-3 ft. ; Stem becoming woody when old ; 

 Branches dichotomous, smooth, green, terete, knotted ; Buds small, green. 



Native of Britain. Generic name from L. viscum, bird-lime, mistletoe ; cog. 

 with Gr. ivos or biskos, mistletoe; English name from A.S. mistel-tan ; viistcl, 

 mistletoe ; tan, a twig ; mist el is dim. of mist, darkness = anything which darkens 

 the sight or judgment. 



Class I Dicotyledons 



Division IV. . . . Incontpletce 

 Natural Order . . Euphorbiacece 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees with entire leaves, usually alternate, often stipulate, 

 stems often with lactiferous vessels ; Floivers usually 1 -sexual, monoecious 

 or dioecious, bracteate, sometimes with a calyx-like involucre, occasionally 

 without a perianth ; Calyx 3-5-lobed or wanting ; Corolla usually absent, 

 sometimes represented by scales or petals ; Stamens 1 or more, distinct or 

 united, sometimes branched ; Ovary superior, 2-3-celled, 2-3-lobed, styles 2-3, 

 often branched ; Frnit a schizocarp, separating elastically into 3 cocci, or 

 succulent. 



Distinguished from other Orders by the unisexual flowers and tri-coccous 

 fruit. 



MINORCA BOX, Buxus bakarica. 



Gardens. July. Requires dry porous soil, and does best in well-sheltered 



situations. The species are propagated by cuttings of young shoots 3 ins. long in 



shady border, August or September ; division of old plants, October or March ; 



layers in September or October. 



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