RHAMNACKJE — LEGUOUMINOS^. 67 



1. R. Cakouniants. a shrub, unnrmed. A/vitr* nlternaio, ovnl-oblontr, 

 oliec ' '<" or entire, glabrous, with parallel veins. /Vourrs in small 



mnl , 4--f>-rto\vtred. Ptiah 2-lc)beci, iiiiiuite, embrnciiif; the sta- 



mens. >L:mt :is 4 or 5. Fruit the size of a pea, generally 3-see(led. 

 White. •>. May — Juno. Coninion along the coast. 4-6 leot. 



Ggnits II. SAGERETIA. 



Calyx urceolatc, 5cleft. Petals convolute or ciiciillnte. 

 Stamens'^. Disk, concave, entire. Ovari/ partly cinl)ccltled 

 in tlie disk, })eiioles very short, 5-celled. Style short, 3-lobed. 

 fVuit indehiscent, baccate, 3-celled. 



1. S. .MicnAUxii. A shrub, much branched, thorny when old. Leaves 

 ', sluninij. opposite, membranaceous, oblong-ovate, denticulate, petioles 

 ... . short. Tlotcrrf minute, in paniculate spikes. Pe/u/^ small, entire, enclos- 

 ng the stamens. Slifrnt^i nearly sessile. Jcruit 3-augled. 

 White. ^2- Oct. — Nov. Along the sea coast. 6-8 feet. 



Gesvs III. CEANOTHUS. 



Calyx campaniilate, o-cleft. Petals 5, saccate and arclied, 

 jnguiciilatc. Stamens 5f exsevt. />/5A fleshy at the margin, 

 Hirroimdinij the ovary. Ovary conijioscd of S united carpels, 

 i-cellcd, with 3.ovuIes. i'Vw/7, a dry, triangular, 3-cclIed, 3- 

 lalved capsule, 1 seed in each cell. Seeds obovate. Small 

 ihrubs, unarmed, with alternate leaves. Flowers perfect. 



1. C. .AMFRf^AYTS. Eoot large, dark red. Stem frutescent, the young 



lit. Lcaces ovate or oblong-ovaie, 3-nervcd, acutely .serrate, 



rry hairy, reflexed. Petals \\\\.\\ long claws, enclosing the 



•.n. Dak with a 10-tooth border. Seeds convex extremely concave 



. . . . . wi . iVeiy Jersy Tea. 



White. ^2' Jsn- — July. Common in middle Geo. & Car. 1-3 teet. 



2. C. "M I'LLUs. Stem much branched, many from each root, branch- 

 s, straii: ilt, glabrous, yellow, //eai-fcs small, obovate, elustered, gla- 

 •rous on liie upper surface, 3-nerved, somewhat denticulate, or entire. jpS>to- 

 r» a loose raceme. Peduncles slender. 



White, l^. April. Sandy pine forests, common. 1-2 feet. 



3. C. SERPYLTJFOfJtrs. A small, slender shrub, decumbent, diffusely 

 iranrhed, branches filiform. leaves very small, ovate-elip'ical, serulate, ob- 



lower surface, as well as the petioles strigose. Peduncles axillary, 

 w, in a simple corynibose head. 

 Wijite. I2. St. Mary s, Ga. 



Remrt'hi. The ^ ' '. 'canus, cnmmnnlr known by the names nf New 



ereey T<a am! K* 1 consideraMr rp[niiali()n ainonc llie Faculty. Il 



'^■■*'^ • ' - ■ I'i ] -, 1- iMTi havini: Ix-en usoil by ilie American army, as a 

 ihf Upvdiutjonary War. In ajntioui*, 8<ire niouih, il lias been 

 v., >.ad in ihe sore throat accompanying Scarlet Fever. 



Order XL. LEGUMIXOS^. 



Sepals .5 united into a 5.toothed caly.x, hypogynous, seg- 

 nents often unequal and variously combined, the odd .segment 

 nfcrior. Petals 5, sometimes none or less than 5, by abor- 



