CORNEL FAMILY. 157 
ree Pf toe “ee 3-6 inche es en and about half an inch in diameter, often forked 
down tish, trasioeen sely rugose. Stem 9-18 inches See herbaceous, angular, 
smooth hy with’ ba verti of ; ‘earely » Lp compound lea ‘at summ it, and a simple 
t pedun umbel toni re 3-4 + inches long. Leaflets un- 
<n: the 3. SHincteat phon $28 par 7 = , the lateral ones much smaller. Umbel 
many-flowered,—the central flowers often abortive yellowish gr 
Ova 
compressed, co ordate- ovate, or gibbous at base on cna side. Fouit a sale drape tien 
reniform berry, crowned with the persistent calyx-teeth and styles, smooth, bright 
crimson when mature. 
Rich woodlands : Northern and Western States. Fl. July. Fr. September. 
Obs. The root of this plans is slightly peauiens, ho rather pleasantly 
aromatic. It has lo an continues article of some im- 
portance in our commer wit n China ; and a ah it it has but little to 
do with Agriculture, it is presumed t rief cerita n of a native 
plant, so abundantly Sebdnead in our rare forests—and so highly 
prized in the “ Celestial Empire”’—will not be unacceptable. 
2. HE’DERA, L. Ivy. 
[Name supposed to be from the Celtic word for cord.] 
Calyx of 5 teeth. Ric 5, broadest. a Stamens 5-10. Style 
simple, or 5~10, re or less ¢ melee Berry with 3- 10 seeds, 
fened | by the cal iiilocareeh shrub adhering to objects by means 
of numerous rootlets 
i, H. Hy’ L. Leaves thick, angular-heart-sha 1 ek 
those of the r Rosietltig chooks ovate and pointed ; umbe 
English Ivy. Irish Ivy. 
adher 
Leaves dark shiting greet, veined with whit.” Plowers in speral heads‘ uel, 
yellowish green iipreies. tee een ly 4-angled, about the size of peas, black. . 
u 
Native of Europe. 
Obs. This beautiful vine thrives a when planted in a northern ex- 
"yy Bulb: The so-called Irish Ivy is a broader leaved 
Orper XXXV. CORNA’CEA. (Cornen Famiy.). 
Chiefly small trees r shrubs, peck omer y opposite entire leaves destitute of stipules, and 
volucre. roe s ometines¢ the 2- "Doelled st heads ands hea noe "Panis 4 vatrale 
wstivation. Stamens as many as the petals, and alternate with them. Styles united intol. _ 
Ene h dcallea drupe, crowned with the persistent SATE ROD Seeds solitary, pendu- — 
: embryo nearly the length of the fleshy albume Geeks: 
1. COR’NUS, Tournef. Dogwoor. — les 
{Latin, Cornu, a horn ; from capil toughness of f the wood] 
4-toothed, 
itate. Dru ae coral, "Si abla 
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