Myrica?\ 



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Z.— 27. S. prunifolia, Sm. (S. venulosa, Sm. S. carinata, Sm. S. vacci- 

 niifolia, Sm. S. livida. Hook.)— '28. S. Mjrsinites, L. (S. retusa, Dicks. 

 S. arbutifolia, Willd. S. IcBvis, Hook.)— $ IX. Glaciales.— 29. S. re- 

 ticulata, L. — 30. S. herbacea, L. 



DIOECIA— TRIANDRIA. 



2. EmpEtrum. Linn. Crow-berry. 



1. E. nigrum, h. {black Crow-berry or Crake-herry) ; procum- 

 bent, leaves linear-oblong-. E, Bet. t. 526. 



Mountainous heaths in the north, abundant. Fl. May. "b • — A. small, 

 procumbent, much branching shrub, whose leaves have their margins so 

 recurved as to meet behind. Flowers axillary towards the summit of 

 the branches, small, purplish. Berries black, clustered, affording abun- 

 dant food to the moor-game. 



3. Ruscus. Linn. Butcher' s-broom. 



1. R.aculedtus,'L.(common Butcher s-broom); stem rigid branch- 

 ed, leaves ovato-acuminate very rigid and pungent bearing the 

 solitary flower on their upper surface. E. Bot. t. 560. 



Bushy and heathy places and woods, especially in a gravelly soil. 

 Abundant in the south of England ; rare in Scotland. Bothwell woods. 

 Skeldon woods near Ayr. Fl. March, Apr. Tj — F/owers minute, white, 

 arising from the disk of the evergreen leaves. Berry red. 



DIOECIA— TETRANDRIA. 



4. VfscuiM. Litin. Misseltoe. 



1. V. album, L. {common 31isseltoe); leaves obovato-lanceolate 

 obtuse, stems dichotomous, heads of flowers in the axils of an 

 upper pair of leaves. E. Bot. t. 1470. 



Parasitic ; mostly on apple-trees, very seldom on the oak ; frequent 

 in the southern parts of England. On Acer campestre in Stoke Park, 

 near Stapylton, Gloucester; and on Lime-trees and Locust-trees {Bobinia 

 pseudo-acacia), in immense abundance at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, the 

 charming seat of Lord Holland. Meikleour, Scotland, Mr S. 3Iurray. 

 Fl. March— May. Tj .—Whole plant of a yellow hue, thick and succulent. 

 The Misseltoe was held sacred by the ancient Britons. 



5. HiPPoPHAE. Linn. Sallow-thorn. 

 1. H. rhamnoides, L. [common Sallow-thorn, or Sea Buck- 

 thorn). E. Bot. t. 425. 



Sand-hills and cliffs upon the coast of the east and south-east of Eng- 

 land. Fl. May.T2 .— A thorny shrub, 4— o feet high, larger when culti- 

 vated in gardens, as it is on account of its silvery leaves, which are linear- 

 lanceolate. Flowers very small, axillary, coming out with the young 

 foliage. Fruit bright orange. 



6. Myrica. Linn. Gale. 

 1. M. Gale, L. {sweet Gale or Dutch Myrtle); leaves lanceo- 

 late broader upwards serrated, stem shrubby. E. Bot. t. 562. 

 Bogs and moory ground, most abundant, especially in Scotland. Fl. 

 May. \i . — The plant diffuses an agreeable smell, 



'• Gale from the bog shall waft Arabian balm," 



