158 PENTANDRIA TRIGYNIA. [cL. V 



ish, one-celled. Seed solitary, roundish, compressed. Name 

 doubtful. 169. 



1. V. Lantdna. Way-faring Tree. Mealy Guelder-rose. Leaves 



heart-shaped, serrate, veined, downy beneath. A small tree 



with opposite, pliant, mealy branches : cymes broad, of numerous 

 white flowers : berries black. The bark of the root is used for 

 making bird-lime. Flowers in May : grows in woods and hedges : 

 not common. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 331. Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 107. 



473. 



2. V. Opulus. Common Guelder-rose. Water Elder. Leaves 



lobed, their stalks beset with glands. A small tree, with three 



lobed, serrate, veined leaves : cymes large, white : several of the 

 marginal flowers are dilated, without stamens or pistils. In the 

 cultivated state nearly the whole cyme consists of such flowers * 

 berries bright-red. Flowers in June : grows in woods and wet 

 hedges : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 332. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 

 107. 474. 



85. SAMBU'CUS. ELDER. 



Calyx superior, of one leaf, small, deeply divided into five 

 segments, permanent. Corolla of one petal, nearly wheel- 

 shaped, but concave, with five obtuse segments. Filaments 

 awl-shaped, as long as the corolla ; anthers roundish. Gennen 

 egg-shaped ; obtuse. Style none ; stigmas three, obtuse. Berry 

 globular, one-celled. Seeds three, convex externally, angular 

 on the inner side. Named from sambuce, a musical instrument, 

 perhaps made from the wood of this plant. 170. 



1. S. E'bulus. Dwarf Elder. Cymes with three principal 



branches ; stipules leaf-like ; stem herbaceous. Stems simple, 



erect, about three feet high : leaves pinnate, with lance-shaped, 

 acute, serrate, smooth leaflets : cymes large, with purplish flowers : 

 berries globular, black. The berry is purgative and emetic. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in June : grows in woods and hedges : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. vii. pi. 475. .Eng. Fl vol. ii. p. 108. 475. 



2. nigra. Common Elder. Cymes with five principal branches ; 



stipules obsolete ; leaflets egg-shaped ; stem woody. A small 



tree, with smooth branches, filled with light spongy pith : cymes 

 large, of numerous cream-coloured flowers: berries globular, pur- 

 plish-black. The inner green bark is purgative and diuretic, as 

 are the leaves. The berries made into rob are gently laxative : 

 they are also used for making a kind of wine, as well as for adul- 

 terating Port. Flowers in July : grows in woods and hedges : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. vii. pi. 476. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 109. 



476. 

 86. STAPHYLE'A. BLADDER-NUT. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, concave, deeply divided into five 

 coloured segments, as long as the corolla. Petals five, oblong, 

 erect, similar to the calyx. Nectary cup-shaped, central. Fila- 

 ments thread-shaped, erect, as long as the petals ; anthers 

 roundish. Germ en rather thick, with two or three deep divi- 

 sions. Styles two or three, erect, a little longer than the sta- 

 mens ; stig'mas obtuse, close together. Capsules two or three, 

 inflated, united lengthwise. Seeds two in each capsule, glo- 

 bular, with a circular pit at the side, and an oblique lateral 

 point. Named from staphyle, a bunch of grapes. 171. 



