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green colour. The footftalks of the flowers come 

 out from the bofom of the leaves of the young 

 ihoots, and are generally divided into three parts to- 

 wards their extremities, the middle divifion fuftain-. 

 ing one, and the two fide ones, each three flowers ; 

 having four deep purple coloured petals, expanding 

 in form of a crofs, and four ftamina; thefe are fuc- 

 ceeded by angular furrowed feed velTels, of a beau- 

 tiful pale red colour when ripe, making a fine ap- 

 pearance after the leaves are fallen off. 



2. EuoNYMUS latifolius. Broad-leaved Spin-- 



die Tree. 



This fhrub very much refembles the former, ex*, 

 cept the leaves being broader and longer, and of a 

 paler green colour, turning reddifh before they fall 

 off. The feed-veffels are rather larger and rounder 

 at the corners or angles, and of fomewhat paler cor 

 iour, as are alfo the flowers. 



3. EuoNYMUs fempervirens* Ever-green 



Spindle Tree. 



This is of fmaller growth than either of the for- 

 mer, feldom rifing above fix or feven feet, and di- 

 viding into many oppofite branches, towards the top, 

 which are of a greener colour, and more angular 

 than the other kinds, and garniflied with narrower 

 leaves, of a clofer texture. The flowers are produc- 

 ed in manner of the former, except each footftalk 

 fuftaining generally but three flowers, having five pe- 

 tals, which are of a paler colour, and rounder than 

 either of the former; and are fucceeded by roundifti 

 capfules clofelyfet with fmall protuberances, turning 

 of a fine red colour whon ripe, and opening into 



