PBNTANDRIA, M0N0GYN1 V. 127 



the centre; cells 1 or fe-aeeded. Seeds ca- 



lyptr&te (or arillate?) — JWtt. 



1. K. Bubsempen irent : item surinrnlo.se, nftfn 'miiim 

 radicant, acutely quadranirular; Leaves buu-£ »a«™ev<>- 



* * D sun. 



Bsile, opaquej ovate-lanceolate acute, obtuse- 

 ly serrate, serratures for the most pari undula- 

 ted] peduncles about S-flowered; Bowers 5- 

 petalled; fruit scabrous* — Leaves somewhat 

 shining, and remarkable for their opacity; fruit 

 of the usual brilliant colours; theca bursting 

 from the centre. — A'utt. 



Crecpuiir rooted Burning-bush, or Spind!t'-tree. 



- Mom exceeding- two feet in height, and always preserving 

 the nrmentoee habit It is, I think, a distinct species. On 

 the high shady banks of the Wisnhickon. On the hills bolder- 



Le of the Schuylkill a mile or two south of the 

 falls; and in a copse on the east ride of the road leading from 

 the Lancaster turnpike about two miles from the Schuylkill 

 bridge, towards the falls, the copse perhaps two miles on the 

 road after leaving the turnpike. In the latter place it is abun- 

 dant. July. 



ti ■ ( KLASTRUS. Gen. pi. 372. f/ihannu.) 



Calix 5-lobed. Corolla 0-petalled. Stamina 

 situated around a 5-toothcd glandulous 

 disk. Style thick, perforate; Stigma* 3. 

 Capsule (theca) 3-sided, 3-celled, 3-valv- 

 ed. valves septiferous in the centre; cells 

 1 or 2-seeded. Seeds semiarillate, arillus 

 4-cleft.— JVW. 



I. C. without thorns ; leaves oblong, acuminate male*. 

 u mate, racemes terminal. — WUld. 



I' on. Duham. arb. 95. Schmidt, arb. 140. — 

 (Pursli.) 



