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26. RUE FAMILY. Onkr Kl'TACKi:. 

 Stroiif,'-sccnt(!(l, Hlinrp-tastt'tl, and bitU-r-iiciid jiljint"', tin; leiivcs tl(»tte<l M'iih tmnHpaifiit 

 (l(»lH like jmiifimt'8 (which nre Hllud with volatili' oil) ; the .stuineii.s on the recc'i»tacle, us 

 iiiaiiy or twice as many ns the {letals. 



HciliH, very Ntr(>tn?-soi'iit»<l. witli pfifi-ot fltiwiTs. .Staiii<'i\H 8 1 r 10. 



Loiives li-coiiiiMiiiiiil. Flowcis yellow : jiftalu coniavc. I'lxl rtunnliMli, { li uta) *li[:K, 



LeiivvH )iiiiiiiitt'. Fiiiwt'rs wlitt*> m jtiirplv, lur}{0 : pi-tiilH hleiidft' : HtaniPtiH long. 



pods 5, tiattfiii'tl, sli;;litly united, (fJirtmnniis) *Kn.\XINKI.t,A. 



.Shrubs or trees. Siaiiieiis 4 ui 5, only as many as the jiotuls. 



Flowers tlitL'cioiis. I'istils 2 to 5, making; flesliy pods witli one or two Idack st'cds. 



lieaves pinnate. .Stems priokly. (X iiitlii'uriil inti) *1'kickI,V-Ash. 



Flowers ])oly;,'amoiis. I'i.stil i, m. iking a 2-celled, 2-seeded key, win;,'ed all roiiml. 



Li'atlt'ts 3. Stems not piickly, (/'/(/««) Hoi' TUKE. 



27. SUMACH FAMILY. Ord.r ANACAKDIACK.K. 



Trees or shriil)s with ti milky or a re.sinoiis-.'icrid juice (in .'•ome cti-ses poisonous), .mil 

 alternate leaves, of which we iiave onlytlie ^eiiiis 



Sumach. HHhs. 

 Flowers small. Kr<'<''ii.sli-\vhito or yeliowisli. Sepals, petals, and stamens ;; tjic latter linrnc on 

 an enlargement of the receptacle wliich tills tlie hottom of the calyx. .Styles or sti;,'mas 3, on it 

 i-cellcd ovary, wliich makes a i-seeded little stone-fruit with a thin (lesh. Fl. summer. Nos. 

 4 and 5 are ])oi!>unous to most people when touched. 



1. St.voiiokN SiM.M'H. Small, tree; hranches and stalks velvety-hairy; leaves pinnate, jiale lie. 



neath ; tlnwers and crimson-hairy smofruit very many, ina great crowded panicle. 7.'. tiiilnim, 



2. S.MO()TH S. Shruh ; Uranclies and stalks very smooth, pale : otherwise like the last. It. ;/f'ilini. 



3. Dw.vUK S. Shrub i" to 4° high ; In.inches and stalks downy ; leaves pinnate, with the stalk wing- 



nnirgined between the shining leaflets ; fruits red and hairy. /'. in/.dl/'uio. 



4. Poiso.N.S. or liodWooD. .Sliiub smooth ; leaves jiinnate ; leaflets 7 to 13, entire ; panicles slend'r 



in the axils ; fruit smooth. J'i)iKi)iioiis to must jieople. Swamps. J{. rt m niitn. 



5. Poison Ivv. Snnwth ; stems climbing by rootlets ; leaflets 3, large, oviite, either entire, notched, or 



lobed, variable on the same stem, i'oisonous like the last. Jt. 7'o.rii-o l> iiilriui. 



6. Vkni TIANS. orS.MoKK-TKlCK. .shrub, vvitli simple oval or ol)ovate leaves ; branches of the panicle 



lengthening after flowering, and featiiered with long hairs, making large light bunches. Cult. 



J!, ('iil'niiin. 



28. GRAPE FAMILY, ord, r VITACK/E. 



Shrulihy plants with a watery and .sour juice, cliiiihin;j hy teiidiils ; known hy having,' a 

 miiiiite calyx with .'scarcely any lobe.s, tlie jietal-s \alvate (edj^e to ed^'e) in the l»tid and Jail- 

 ing off very early, and the !5tamen.s (5 or 4) one before each petal. Only two genera. 



Grape. Vitis. 



Petals 5, cohering slightly ftt the top while they .separate at the base, and generally thrown off 

 without expanding. Herry with 4 bony seeds. Leaves lobed. Flowers polygamous iu the wild 

 species, and havmg the fragrance of Mignonette. 



