1094 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICLTUM BRITANNICUM. 
Gen. Char. Perianth 6-parted. Stamens 6. Styles 3. Berry 3-celled ; cells 
2-seeded. (G. Don.) i aad 
Leaves as in the Order. Flowers corymbose, axillary. Shrubs, climbing 
by means of their tendrils, with stems that are generally prickly, Leaves 
with veiny disks. The tendrils are intrapetiolar stipules. 
In British gardens, they grow in sandy loam, and are readily propagated by 
division of the root. They are not showy, but they are interesting from their 
climbing character, as being generally evergreen, and as being some of the few 
hardy ligneous plants which belong to the grand division of vegetables Mono- 
cotyledonez. 
§ i. Stems prickly and angular. 
i 1. S. a’spera L. The rough Smilax. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1458.; Vill. Dauph., fe Ps 272.; Mart. Mill., No. 1. 
Synonymes. Rough Bindweed ; Rogo acerbone, Jéal. 
Engravings. Schk. Han., 3. 328.; and our fig. 2042. 
Spec. Char., §c. Stem prickly, angular; leaves toothed and prickly, cordate, 
9-nerved. (Wild.) A climbing evergreen. South of Europe, Asia Minor, 
and Africa. Height 5ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1648. Flowers whitish ; 
July. Berries red; ripe in September. 
Varieties. 
& S. a. 2 auriculdta Ait. — Leaves ear-shaped at the base. 
& S. a. 3 mauriténica, S. mauritanica Poir. — Introduced in 1820, and 
there are plants in the Horticultural Society’s 
Garden, and in some private collections. 
striking deep; and they are sometimes sold by the 
druggists of the South of Europe for those of S. Sarsa- | 
parila, as they possess nearly the same qualities, but in 
an inferior degree; they are also larger, and more 
porous. In British gardens, this species, which is per- 
haps the handsomest of those which are hardy, is com- 
monly trained against a wall; but it will also attach itself 
to rough stakes or trelliswork, though it seldom flowers 
when so treated. 20M, 
& 2. S.exce’tsa ZL. The tall Smilax. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 1458.; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed.2., 5. 
p. 387. 
Synonymes, S. orientalis, &c., Tourn. Cor. 45., Bux. Cent. 1. 
18.; S. Aspera Alp. ABgypt. ed. 2. 140. 
Engravings. Bux. Cent., 1. t. 27.3; Alp. Egypt., ed.2., t.141.; 
and our fig. 2043. 
Spee. Char., $c. Stem prickly, angular. Leaves 
unarmed, cordate, 9-nerved. (Willd.) A climb- 
ing evergreen shrub. Syria. Height 6 ft. to 
12 ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers greenish 
white ; August and September. Berries red or 
black ; ripe in November. 
The roots are thick and fleshy, spreading wide, and ee 
S. aspera. 
Stems 4-cornered, and prickly; mounting to 
the tops of tall trees, by means of their clasping 
tendrils. Leaves 2in. long, and 12in. broad at 
the base, having 5 longitudinal nerves, but no 
spines on their margins. The roots resemble and 
possess the same qualities as those of S. aspera, 
but are inferior to those of S. Sarsaparilla. 2015. S. excélsa. 
a 3. S. ru‘Bens Wats. The red-tendriled Smilax. 
Identification, Watson Dend. Brit., t. 108. 
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t.108.; and our jig. 2044. 
Spec. Char. §e. Stem angular, prickly. Leaves ovate-subcordate, rather 
