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158. RHAMNUS. 



2. infectoria. DifFuso. Branches opposite. 

 L. elliptic, ■ crenate, deciduous. Stalks about 

 equaUing stipules. All the Fl. with petals. 

 Furrow of Seeds closed. S. 6, 7. Stony. 

 s. IV. Austr. Siles. Sakb. K. Nap. 



3. tinctoria. Much branched. Branches 

 divaricate. L. elliptic, serrulate, deciduous. 

 Stalks about equalling stipules. Drupe mu- 

 cronate, placed on the hemispherical base of 

 calyx. Suture of Seeds gaping. S. 5. lower 

 Austria on the borders of Hungary. 



4. saxatilis. Decumbent. Branches op- 

 posite. L.obovato-lanceolate, serrate, deciduous. 

 Stalks about equalling stipules. Fertile Fl. 

 without petals. Drupe on the nearly flat base 

 of calyx. Suture of Seeds gaping. S. 5, 6. 

 Stony. Dau. e. Alps. Monte Gargano. 



5. oleoides. Erect, much branched. L. 

 evergreen, oblongo-obovate, quite entire. s.S. 

 4, 5. Calc. hills. Coast of Sic. between 

 Trapani and Alicata. Sard. 



6. pubescens. " Difliise. L. ovate, quite 

 entire, downy. s.S. Between Cannes and 

 Carcassonne. Perhaps a variety of Sp. 5." — • 



DUBY. 



7. persicifolia. "A tree. L. lanceolate, 

 on long stalks, minutely crenate, downy beneath. 

 Cal. entirely free ; divisions 4, lanceolate, 

 acuminate, at last reflexed. Berry pulpy, with 

 4 furrows. s.T. 3, 4. Wood delle Barbagie, 

 Said."— Beet. 



B. Deciduous shrubs. Branches not thorny, 

 alternate. Divisions of Flower 4s. Stigma 

 trifid. 



8. pumila. Much branched, decumbent. 

 L. elliptic or subrotund, crenate, with about 6 

 arched nerves on each side, serrate. Fl. all per- 

 fect ? s.S. 6, 7. Calc. mountains. Pyi\ Alps. 



j3. rupestris, DC. L. quite entire. 

 y. pusilhis. Ten. L. obovate, mucronate. 

 K. Nap. 



9. alpina. Suberect, tortuose. L. ovato- 

 elliptic, acuminate, serrulate, with about 12 

 straight nerves on each side. Fl. dioecious. 

 s.S. 5, 6. Mountains. Alps. Pyr. Jura. Abr. 



C. Evergreen. Branches not thorny, alter- 

 nate. Divisions of Flower 4i or ^. Style 

 hi- trifid. 



10. Alatemus. L. serrate, quite smooth. 

 Fl. dioecious, in short racemes. S. 3, 3. Walls 

 and dry wood^s. s. Eur. 



D. Deciduous shrubs. Branches alternate, 

 not thorny. Divisions of Flower ^ . Style 

 undivided. Stigma capitate. Flowers 

 perfect. 



11. rupestris. L. ovato-subrotund, with 

 cartilaginous serratures inside of calyx. Pet. 

 and Stamens white. S. 6, 7- Stony rough 

 coasts. Camiola. 



12. Fran^ula. L. elliptic, acuminate, quite 

 entire. S. 5, 6. Woods and thickets. 



Calyx small, persistent. 



XXIX. TEEEBINTHACE^. 



Petals inserted on calyx. iEstivation valvular. Fruit not opening. 

 Seed 1. L. alternate, without stipules. 



159. PISTACIA. 

 A. L. with an odd Lt. ; deciduous. 



1. vera. Lts. 1-5, ovate, slightly attenu- 

 ate at base, somewhat mucronate. S. Said 

 by DC. to be naturalized on coasts of Mdt. 



fi. trifolia, Linn. Lts. 1-3. Sic. 



2. Terebinthus. Lts. about 7, ovato- 

 lanceolate, mucronate. S. 5. Mocks and 

 walls, s. Eur. 



B. L. abruptly pinnate, evergreen. 



3. Iientiscus. Lts. 8, lanceolate. Stalk 

 winged. s.S. 5. Rocks and walls, s. Eur. 



160. RHUS. 

 1. Cotinus. L. simple, obovate. Fl. in 



a diffuse panicle, perfect and abortive. Barren 

 Fl.-stalks hairy. Drupe semi-cordate, veiny, 

 hairless. i3. 6. Dry hills, s. e. Fr. Austr. 

 n. It. 



2. Coriaria. L. pinnate. Lts. 5-7-paii'ed, 

 elliptic, coarsely dentate, villous beneath. Stalk 

 naked, vdth a slight border towards the top. 

 S. 6-8. Dry hills, s. Eur. rare. 



3. Thezera. L. digitate. Lts. 3-5, 

 lineari-cuneiform, some of them divided or 

 toothed. StaUcs somewhat winged. Pan. 

 axQlary, dioecious. Branches thorny. Fr. 

 globose, with 3 tubercles at top. S. 3, 4. 

 Dry calc. hills, s. Sic. 



4. dioica. L. ternate. Lts. cuneiform. 



