Rhamnee—Ceanothus, 103 
by the Greeks, but it is only applicable to some of the species 
of this genus. 
1. C. azireus.—An erect hairy shrub. TLeaves oblong, 
3-nerved, serrulate, densely tomentose beneath, and often ferru- 
ginous in the wild specimens. Flowers small, blue, in lateral 
thyrsoid panicles. A native of Mexico, requiring protection. 
2. C. Americanus. New Jersey Tea.—A small shrub with 
ovate-oblong 3-nerved serrate leaves, tomentose beneath. 
Flowers white, in dense clusters. (C. ovdtus has narrower glan- 
dular-serrate glabrous leaves and larger white flowers. 
3. C. Veitchianus.—A very glabrous species with small 
oblong-obovate or oval serrate leaves and numerous dense 
clusters of bright blue flowers. 
C. floribindus and C. Lobbidnus are allied species with very 
hairy branches and leaves. Many other species have been 
introduced, but being rather tender are now only found in 
favoured localities. 
Orper XXXIII.—_AMPELIDEZ. 
Evergreen or deciduous climbing shrubs with tendrils. 
Leaves alternate, simple or compound. Flowers small and in- 
conspicuous, in cymes or panicles opposite the leaves, rarely 
axillary. The structure of the flowers is very much as in the 
preceding order, except that here the calyx-lobes are imbricate 
in estivation. The stamens are opposite the petals, and the 
latter are valvate, cohering at their tips, and falling off without 
separating. The fruit is a berry, often juicy, usually 2-celled, 
cells 1- or 2-seeded. Only 3 genera are now admitted into this 
family, containing about 250 species, distributed throughout 
the warmer and tropical regions. 
1. VITIS (including Ampelédpsis). 
This genus includes 230 of the 250 species in this order, but 
very few are in cultivation for decorative purposes. The Grape 
Vine, V. vinifera, is both ornamental and useful, and will bear 
very good fruit in the South of England when it receives 
proper care and attention. The Virginian Creeper, with some 
allied species, was formerly separated as a distinct genus on 
account of the disk being confluent with the ovary or obsolete, 
but this character has broken down with the discovery of many 
new species. 
