Ordku III. 
PENTANDRIA TRIGYNFA 
3750 Leaves bipinnate, Pinnre opposite linear rather pungent, Seeds furrowed smooth 
3751 Leaves supra-decompound setaceous many-cut, Seeds even smooth 
J752 Leaves pinnate and ternate, Leaflets oblong crenate 
3753 Leaves bipinnatc, Leaflets linear, Stem furrowed 
TllIGYNIA. 
3754 Leaves ovate oblong entire, Divisions of the veins and the young branches glandular iiairy 
ot, Leaves oval oblong beneath and at edge hairy 
^ Leaves lanceolate oblong at the edge and veins beneath hairy 
y Leaves ovate hairy on both sides stiff 
3755 Leaves coriaceous ovate lanceolate shining entire 
3756 Leaves broad ovate rugose haii-y beneath, Common involucre 7-leaved 
3757 Leaves obovate roundish and oval smooth finely serrated with edged stalks 
3758 Evergreen smooth, Leaves coriaceous elliptical oblong distantly toothed 
3759 Leaves oblong obtusely serrated. Stalks and peduncles with scaly pubescence 
3760 Smooth, Leaves ovate nearly acute subserrate. Leaf-stalks smooth. Fruit ovate oblong. Cymes stalked 
3761 Leaves broad ovate acuminate finely serrated. Stalks edged crisp 
3762 Leaves obi. narr. at base rather blunt entire revolute at edge smooth above shii.ing with netted veins 
3763 Leaves ovate serrate dotted with hairs. Cymes dichotomous few-flowered 
S7&i Smooth, Leaves obovate crenate toothed or entire obtuse, Umbels sessile, Fruit roundish ovate 
3765 Smooth, Leaves ovate lanceolate acute at each end crenate revolute at edge. Stalks keeled glandular 
3766 Leaves obi. lane, unequally and finely serrated at base wedge-shaped and entire. Branches compr. square 
3767 Leaves linear lanceolate shining above obsoletely serrated or entire. Branches square 
3768 Leaves ovate tooth-serrated plaited 
3769 Leaves oval acuminate tooth-serrated plaited pubescent 
3770 Somewhat decumbent, Lvs. rounded cord, abruptly acumin. toothed with the stalks and nerves powdery 
3771 Leaves ovate oblong cordate serrate beneath rugose with veins downy 
3772 Leaves roundish cord, furrowed with plaits beneath downy with a very soft pubescence. Cymes radiant 
3773 Leaves cord, ovate generally 3-lobed loosely serrat. stalks without glands at base with stipules and downy 
377* Leaves 3-lobed acuminate toothed. Stalks glandular smooth 
3775 Leaves 3-lobed acute behind 3-nerved divaricating rarely toothed. Stalks glandular. Cymes radiant 
3776 Leaves 3-lobed behind obtuse 3-nerved, Lobes very short tooth-serrated, Serrat. acumin. Cymes radiant 
3777 Cymes 3-parted, Stipules leafy, Stem herbaceous. Leaves pubescent beneath 
3778 Cymes with many abortive fleshy flowers, Stem herbaceous warted, Leaves quite smooth 
3779 Cymes 5-parted, Stem arborescent 
3780 Flowers umbelled, Leaves pinnatifid, Stem shrubby 
3781 Cymes 5-parted, Leaves about twice pinnated. Stem shrubby 
3782 Panicle ovate. Leaflets lanceolate acuminate unequal at base. Leaf-stalk hairy. Stem shrubby 
3783 Panicle ovate. Leaflets oblong acuminate nearly equal at base. Stalks smooth, Stem arborescent 
3784 Leaflets ovate oblong obtuse mucronate scabr. above villous beneath, The last joints of stalk membranous 
3785 Leaflets lanceolate acuminate finelv serrated hairy beneath 
and Miscellaneous Particulars 
white flowers, resembling those of Hydrangea, and like them abortive. V/ith lilac, laburnum, and scarlet 
tnorn it forms an elegant group. 
680. Sambucus. A musical instrument called by the Latins sambuca, is supposed to have been made of the 
wood ot this tree, on account of its hardness. The tree was always famous for this quality ; so that Pliny says it 
consist? of nothing but skm and bones, {b. xvi. c. 39.) S. ebulus is supposed to prevent diseases in swine if 
used as litter : the root is violently cathartic, the leaves drive away mice, and the berries dye blue. 
nigra with its varieties, and S. racemosa, are very shewy trees in shrubberies when in flower nnd fruit. 
». nigra is narcotic, purgative, and acrid ; the flowers in decoction are diaphoretic and expectorant ; used to 
navor vinegar, and deleterious to turkeys. The French put layers of them in heaps or casks of apples, to whirli 
iney communicate a most agreeable odor. The berries are poisonous to poultry ; but make a powerful wine 
mucn m esteem among country people. As the common elder will grow either exposed to the sea breeze or on 
nign mountains, it is recommended as a nurse-plant in forming plantations. To thrive and be productive as 
fSi nl^ however, it requires a deep, rather moist, and rich soil, 
rni^ f ?w*.p ^"^"^^^ ^^o™ the same root as Rosa, rhudd, in Celtic, signifying red, on account of the 
(Fnh\ T ^" Sumach, its English name, is an alteration of sbn6q, its name in Arabic, 
rint K 11 of the species of this genus the flowers are hermaphrodite; in others, as R. elegans, 
penupnyiium, and Toxicodendron, the male and female are on separate plants. In R. toxicodendron, thev 
