665 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
4 6. L. (£.) LaNceoLa Tum Poir, The lanceolate-leaved Box Thorn. 
Identification. Poir. Suppl., 3. p. 429.; Don’s Mill. 4. p. 458. 
Synonyme. L. europe‘um 8 Dec. Fl. Fr. No, 2699. 
Engravings. N. Du Ham., t. 32.; and our jigs. 1297. and 1298. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches dependent, reflexed. 
Buds spinescent. Leaves lanceolate, nearly ses- 
, sile, acute at both ends. Flowers 
solitary, extra-axillary, pedicel- 
late. Corolla funnel-shaped. Sta- 
mens exserted. Calyx unequally 
5-toothed. Corolla purple, with 
a white bottom. Berry oblong, 
red. (Don’s Mill.) A climbing 
deciduous shrub. Naples, Greece, 
&c. Stem 6ft. to 10ft. Jntro- 
duced ?. Flowers purple; May to 
August. Berry red ; August. 1298 L, (e.) lanceotatuin. 
3297. L. (e.) lanceo- 
latum. 
& 7.L. (2? 8.) rursiwa‘tum Du Ham. The turbinate-fruited Box Thorn. 
Identification. N. Du Ham., 1. p. 119. t.31.: Don’s Mill., 4. p. 458. 
Synonymes. L, halimifdlium Mill. Dict. No. 6. ?; L. barbarum 6 Dec. Fi. 
Fr. No. 2700. , 
Engravings. N. Du Ham., t. 31.3 and our figs. 1299. and 1300. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stems erect, fascicled. _Branchlets 
dependent, terete. Buds spiny. 
Leaves sessile, lanceolate, acumi- 
nated. Flowers aggregate, pedi- 
cellate, extra-axillary. Corolla 
funnel-shaped. Stamens exserted. 
Calyx trifid. Berry red, and turbi- 
nate. Corolla violaceous, with a 
white bottom. (Don’s Mill.) A 
climbing deciduous shrub. China, 
Stem 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 
1709. Flowers violet; May to 
1299. L (2e.) turbindtum. August. 1300. L. (?e.) turbinatum. 
43 8. L.a‘rrum LZ. The African Box Thorn. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 277.; Don’s Mill, 4. p. 459. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 354.; and our figs. 1301. and 1302. 
Spec. Char., §c. Erect, spiny. Leaves fascicled, linear, 
canescent, attenuated at the base, obtuse, fleshy. Flowers 
almost axillary, solitary, drooping. Corolla tubular, 3 times © 
longer than the calyx. Stamens enclosed. Bark grey- 
coloured; the smaller branches frequently spiny. Leaves 
glaucous. Filaments bearded near the base, as in all 
the true species. Stigma slightly 2-lobed. Corolla 
violaceous, rich purple above. Berry globose, vio- 
laceous. Calyx 5-toothed. (Don’s Miller.) An 
erect, spiny, deciduous or'sub-evergreen shrub. Spain, 
North of Africa, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia 
Felix. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1712. 
Flowers purple; May to July. Berry dark blue or 
black ; ripe in August. 
Variety. 
AL. a, 2 rigidum. L. rigidum Booth. — Leaves long, linear, 
glaucous ; shoots rigid. Possibly a distinct species. . Native country 
unknown, but probably from China, or the North of India. Received 
from Messrs. Booth, in 1838. 
The most ornamental species of the genus; and, though rather tender, it 
1502. 4, afrum. 
