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5 Herbs spineless. Lvs. and foetid umbels long-stalked. Berries bluish.. Nos. 12 14 

 Shrubby vines. Leaves short-stalked. Berries 1-3-seeded... (a) 



a Pubescent, prostrate, spineless. Leaves cordate, evergreen. South No. 11 



a Glabrous, climbing, and more or less prickly (except Nos. 5, 6).. .(b) 



b LVP. acute at the base. 3-5-veined. Fed. shorter than the pet Nos. 8 10 



b Leaves abrupt or cordate at base, 5-9-veined. . .(c) 



C Leaves panduriform, or some hastate. Peduncles elongated No. "i 



c Lvs. ovate or oblong, deciduous. x Plants spineless Nos. 5, C 



x Prickly. 2 Leaves glaucous No. 4 



z Leaves green Nos. 1 8 



1 S. rotundifolla L. Common G. Vine green, strong, and thorny, some 4-angled ; 



leaves round-ovate, 5-7-veined, cusp. -pointed ; ped. a little longer (6 7'') than tho 

 petioles ; berries glaucous-black. Common in thickets. 10 30f. June, July. 



2 S. liispfda Muhl. Vine terete, hispid below, with weak, slender prickles, nearly 



unarmed above ; leaves thin, deciduous, ovate, cuspidate ; ped. twice as long (!') as 

 the petioles ; berries black. Thickets, N. J., and N. 8 12f. June. 



3 S. Walter! Ph. Vine unarmed, or prickly at base ; Ivs. cordate-ovate, 3-5-veined : 



ped. as long as the petioles ; berries red, 1-3-seeded. N. J., and S. April June. 



4 S. glauca Walt. Vine more or less prickly above, angular ; Ivs. broad-ovate, glau- 



cous at least beneath ; ped. twice longer than the petiole ; berries black, with a 

 bloom ; flowers yellowish white. Thickets, L. Lsl. to Ga., W. to Ky. March June. 



5 S. Pseudo-China L. Root-stock tuberous ; vine terete ; leaves cordate-ovate to 



oblong. 5-veined ; ped. flat, nearly as long as the Ivs. ; fr. black. N. J. to Ky., and S. Jn. 



6 S. sarsaparilla L. Root-stock creeping, long; branchlets 4-nngled ; leaves thin, 



oblong-ovate : ped. flat, a little longer than the petioles ; fruit red, 1-seeded. S-W. 



7 S. tamiioides L. Vine terete ; branches 4-angular, aculeate : leaves ovate-cordate 



to fiddle-form, and hastate, cusp.-pointed. rough-edged. N. J., W. and S. 



8 S. aiirlculata. Walt. Vine prickly: branchlets angular, unarmed; leaves lancc- 



anriculate-hastate, thick, small, smooth-edged, evergreen ; berries finally black ; 

 flowers s^weet-scented. S., near the coast. June. (S. maritima C-B.) 

 !> S. laurlfolla L. Vine prickly; branchlets unarmed, zigzag; leaves thick, ever- 

 green, lance-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, 3-veined ; fr. black, 1-seeded. N. J., and S. 



1 S. lanceolata L. Like No. 9, but the Ivs. are thin, and berr. 3-seeded. Va., and S. 



1 1 S. pumila Walt. Lvs. shining above, soft-downy beneath ; ped. as long as the 

 petiole (60 ; berries red, 1-3-seeded. Shady, rich soils, S. 1 3f. October. 



12 S.' herbacea L. Carrion-Jlower. Stem erect or reclined, terete ; leaves pubescent 

 beneath, or nearly glaucous, ovate-oblong, 7-veined, with or without tendrils ; ped. 

 longer than the long petioles (34'), 8-20-flowered. Low grounds. 2 Sf. June. 



/3. jtrrlnnriiHiri*. Ped. very stout and long (680, 30-50-flowered. 



13 S. lasloneuron Hook. Vine climbing, glabrous ; Ivs. all with tendrils, cordate, 

 ovate-oblong ; ped. little longer than the petioles (3 4'). Thickets, W. lOf. June. 



14 S. tamnitolia MX. Erector climbing, glabrous ; Ivs. 5-veined, cordate-hastate, 

 tapering to the obtuse apex ; ped. longer than petioles ; fr. blue-black. N. J., and S. 



ORDER CXLV. ROXBURGHIACE^. 



Herbs or shrubby vines, with many-veined netted leaves and perfect flow- 

 ers. Perianth 4-parted, petaloid, persistent. Stamens 4, hypogynous. 

 Ovary free, 1-celled. Capsule 2-valved. Seeds several, on hairy stalks, 

 albuuiinous. 



CROOMIA, Torr. Fls. very small and few, axillary. Perianth scg. in 

 pairs (2 sepals and 2 petals), oval. Ovules 4 6, suspended. Seeds 1 3 

 7| Rhizome creeping. Leaves lancc-ovatc, cordate. 



