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Imooth and of a dark coIoiLr, but as they advance 

 becomes rougher and of a lighter colour. The 

 branches arc fet thick on every fide, and garnifhed 

 with oblique oval leaves, ending in points and faw- 

 ed on their edges. The flowers come out oppofite 

 to the leaves, upon pretty long footftalks; they are 

 fmall and make but little appearance, and are fuc- 

 ceeded by round, hard berries, about the fize of a 

 fmall pea, of a yellow colour and fweet tafte when 

 ripe. The juice of the fruit is faid to be aftringent 

 and to give eafe in violent Dyienteries. 



CEPHALANTHUS. 



The B U T T O N - T R E E. 



Clafs 4. Order i . Tetrandria Monogynia. 



nPHE Common Empalement is none, but a globofe receptacle, 

 coUeifling many florets into a little head. 



The Proper Empalement is one leaved, funnel-form and angular ; 

 the border four-cleft. 



The Univerfal Corolla is equal. The Proper of one petal, funnel- 

 form and acute. 



The Filaments are four, inferted in the corolla, and fliorter than 



the border. The Amlherce are globofe. 

 The Germen is beneath. The St^k longer than the corolla. 



The Stigma globofe. 

 The SeedveJJel none. 



The Seeds are folitary, long, leffened at the bafe, pyramidal and 

 wooly. 



The Common Receptacle is round and villofe. 



ne Species but one^ viz. 



Ceph ALAN THUS occidcntalis. Button-tree. 



This fhrub grows pretty common by creek fides 

 iind ponds, rifing to the height of fix or eight feet; 

 growing very crooked, and fending out fevcral 



branches. 



