Order I. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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2896 Prickles stipulary twin, one straight one recurved. Leaves ovate orennlate smooth stalked 
2897 Prickles twin, one recurved, Leaves ovate oblong obsoletely crenate 
2898 Prickles in pairs recurved, Pedunc. corym. Fls. half digynous. Leaves ov. oblique smooth on both sides 
3899 Prickles solitary recurved. Leaves rounded ovate obtuse downy beneath. Peduncles aggregate 
2900 Prickles in pairs, one recurved. Leaves ovate retuse toothed smooth 
2901 Leaves oval acute shining margined smooth. Flowers axillary 
2902 Leaves ovate acute, Panicles terminal 
2903 Leaves oblong acuminate serrated, Racemes terminal. Stem twining 
2904 Leaves ovate acute at each end serrated evergreen, Flowers axillary 
291)5 Leaves ovate serrated. Branches square 
2906 Spines axillary, the larger leafy, Leaves lanceolate obovate serrated obtuse, the yoimger acute 
2907 Spines naked. Branches rounded acute 
2908 Spines naked, Branches angular. Leaves obovate serrate toothed. Cymes axillary 
2909 Leaves lanceolate stalked wavy at edge. Cymes umbelled terminal, Caps. 2-celled 2-seeded 
2910 Leaves elliptical angular nerveless evergreen. Caps. 1-seeded 
2911 Flowers 4-cleft, Leaves rounded ovate toothed 
2912 Flower-stalks compressed 3-flowered, Flower usually tetrandrous, Leaves oblong-Ianceolato smooth 
2913 Flower-stalks filiform rounded, Leaves ovate acuminate smooth. Branches warted 
2914 Flower-stalks filiform rounded many-fl. Lvs. ovate oblong acuminate. Branches smooth, Petals roundish 
2915 Flower-stalks compressed many-flowered, Stigmas square truncated, Lvs. obi. acuminate pubes. beneath 
2916 Flower-stalks rounded 3-flowered, Fl. pentan. Lvs. obi. lane, smooth subsess. acute serr. Branches square 
2917 Branches square, Leaves subsessile long linear elliptical subfalcate entire. Fruit warted 
2918 Leaves ovate oblong acute subcordate serrate 3-nerved beneath soft with hairs, Corymbs contracted 
2919 Leaves oblong acuminate mucronate serrulate 3-nerved, Corymbs loose 
2920 Leaves obovate serrated pubescent beneath. Panicles on very short stalks. Branches deep red 
2921 Decumbent smooth. Leaves very small in bundles oblong entire, Corymbs of the branches terminal 
2922 Leaves ovate acuminate veiny. Cymes axillary 
2923 Leaves lanceolate obtuse netted with veins. Panicle terminal 
2924 Leaves obovate tomentose beneath. Heads of flowers in panicles 
2925 Leaves oblong somewhat cordate serrate tomentose beneath, Racemes compound stalked 
2926 Leaves lanceolate 3-cornered spreading, Ray of calyx shorter than the head 
2927 Leaves linear lanceolate 3-cornered spreading, Ray of calyx longer than the head 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
Z. jujuba is a middle-sized tree, with ovate leaves, pale yellov/ish flowers, and red oval fruit, about the size 
of olives, inclosing a stone of the same shape. They are sweet, and eaten in the East Indies and China. 
Z. vulgaris is a middle-sized branching tree, bearing a saffron-colored drupe shaped like an olive, but smaller. 
The plant grows wild in Calabria, and is cultivated in other parts of Italy, and in Spain. The fruit is eaten 
green or dried as a sweatmeat. It is common in China, Japan, Syria, &c. and is said to have been first intro- 
duced into Italy from the latter country in the time of Augustus. All the species are readily increased by 
ripened cuttings planted under a hand-glass. 
507. Celastrus. From the latter season. The ancients considered the holly, the Genista, and the 
Celastros, the trees which ripened their fruit latest. The Celastros of the ancients is' thought to have been a 
kind of Euonymus, to which this genus is nearly allied. It consists of shrubs or small trees, with alternate 
leaves, and numerous small flowers. The plants are of easy culture, but of no great beauty. 
508. Senacia. A genus divided by M. de Lamarck from Celastnis, and founded upon the Celastrus undu- 
latus of L'Heritier. 
509. Euonymus. From iv, well, and ovo/u-m, a name, well named. The application of the name is, however, 
obscure to us. Euonymus was also a Heathen divinity ; according to Epimenides she was the mother of the 
Furies by Saturn. Fusain, or Bonnet de Pretre, Fr., Spindelbaum, Ger., and Fvsaggine, Ital. The species form 
neat little trees of no great beauty or use. E. europsea is called prick-wood, from the use of the wood for., 
merly as skewers. E. americana best merits culture, and next, E. latifolia. They are easily increased by 
seed or ripened cuttings. 
Th-^^*- Ksaci/ii^S-s? is a name used by Theophrastus to designate a prickly plant, from thod, to prick. 
This is a genus of North American plants, one species of which, C. americana, is very common in gardens. 
The leaves are dried in Carolina and used as tea, and the root to dye wool a Nankeen cinnamon color. The 
^P?cies are of the easiest culture, but of very little beauty. 
511. Staavia. Named after Martin Staaf, a correspondent of Linnsus. Little Cape shrubs, with heads of 
flowers resembling those of some compound plant. Young cuttings in sand, and covered with a bell, soon 
strike root. 
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