rosacea;. 231 



dular, mnch exceeded by the ovate-lanceolate stipules ; cymes corymbiform j " fertile stamens 

 7-8, unilateral, and as many sterile ones oq the opposite side ;" drupe ovoid, contracted at 

 the base, glabrous (15'" \oag).—Au!)l. t. 206— leaves 2"-14" long, 15"'-8"' broad; sti- 

 pules foUaceous, 6'" long, or longer, deciduous ; drupe-cells filled with vf ool. — Hab. Trini- 

 dad I, Pd., Cr., at Arima; [Guiana]. 



LXVI. EOSACEJl. 



Stamens perigynous. Carpels distinct : ovules sutural, auatropous. Seeds exalbuminous. 

 — Leaves siipalate. 



The amygdaliu of the kernels and the bark in the West Indian Pruni is employed to im- 

 pregnate liquors with a flavour of hydrocyanic acid. The &nits of the Jamaica Rubi are 

 eaten. Frunus occidentalis is an excellent timber-tree. 



1. PRUNUS, L. 



Calyx 5(-4)-fid. Petals S (-4). Stamens oo-lO. Carpid 1: ovules 2, collateral. 

 Drupe 1-seeded : putamen smooth. — ^Trees or shrubs ; leaves in the West Indian species 

 evergreen, glairtms, quite entire, eondiiplicate in bud, and flowers racemose. 



1. P. occidentalis, Sw. Leaves oblong or ovate-oblong, rounded at the base, blunt- 

 ish : two glandular spots at the base itself beneath ; racemes lateral ; stamens oo -20 ; 

 drupe ovoid, slightly apiculate, purple. — Cerasus, Lois. — A high tree ; leaves 6"-4" long, 

 2i"-2" broad ; racemes pubenilous or glabrous ; drupe 10'" long, 6'" broad. — Hab. Jamai- 

 ca !, Macf., Pd., Marsh, common in woods ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad !, Pd. ; [Cuba I, 

 Panama!]. 



2. P. pleuradenia, Crr. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, apiculate, acute at the 

 base, shining above : two glandular spots juxtamarginal beneath, a little distant from the 

 base ; racemes axillary ; stamens 20 ; " drupe globose, truncate at the top, nearly black." 

 — Bat. Mag. t. 3141. — Cerasus sphserocarpa. Hook, {non Lois.). Pmuus, Schlecht. {non 

 Sw.). C. reflexa, Gardn. — Leaves 4"-3" long, 2"-li" broad : glands IJ'" distant from 

 their base ; " drupe 6'" diara."^HAB. Dominica I, Imr., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad I, 

 Pd.; [Haiti; Brazil!]. 



3. P. sphserocarpa, Sw. Leaves elliptical or dliptical-oblong, with a bluntish point, 

 rounded at the base, shining above, eglandular ; racemes axillary; stamens 10-20; drupe 

 globose, submncronate, purple. — Catesh. Carol. 2. t. 94. SI. t. 193./. 1. — Cerasus, Lois. ; 

 Cdastrus myrtifolius jamaicensis, L. — A low tree ; leaves 34"-2i" long, 2"-l" broad ; 

 drupes 4'" diam.— Hab. Bahamas (Catesb.); Jamaica I, Macf., Pd., Al., MarcA, common 

 in the lower mountains ; [Haiti ; Brazil !]. 



2*. ROSA, L. 



Calyx-tube at length baccate, including numerous achenia. Petals 6. Stamens oo . 



/~ 4*. B. Isevigata, Mich. Glabrous j prickles falcate ; leaflets 3 (-5), coriaceous, shining ^2 

 above, with simple serratures : stipules linear-setaceous, shortly adnate ; flowers solitai'y, 

 ebracteate; calyx-tube ovate, muricate, with long setaceous prickles: lobes entire; disc 

 thickish; carpids sessile : styles distinct. — Bedout. Bos. 2. t. 39. Lnndl. Ros. t. 16, 17. — 

 R. sinica. Ait. R. nivea, DC. R. hystrix, lAndl. — Flowers large, white. — Hab. Natu- 

 ralized in Jamaica !, 4 ^., Wullschl.; [introduced from China and Japan]. 



3. RUBUS, L. 



Calyx 5-partite. Petals 5. Stamens oo . Carpids oo -several, drupaceous, separating from 

 the conical-cylindrical torus. — Leaves in the West Indian species palmate : leaieispenni- 

 nerved. 



5. B. jamaicensis, Sw. Shrubby, trailing ; prickles recurved ; leaflets 5-3, ellip- 

 tical-oblong, pointed, pubescent above, hoary-tomentose beneath, unequally serrate : pri- 



