Order II. 
POLYGAMIA DICECIA. 
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14356 Leaves simple blistered ovate coarsely serrated dark-green quite smooth 
14357 Leafl. ovate subsessile acute mucronate serrate smooth cuneate at base 
14.S58 Leafl. oblong stalked acute at each end mucronate serrated smooth 
14359 Leaves unequally pinnated of 3 pair, Leaflets stalked lanceolate acuminate serrated silvery 
14360 Leafl. sessile ovate lane, serrated rugose-shining rounded at base unequal, Axils of veins villous beneath 
14361 Lvs. of 3 pairs smooth, Leafl. obi. acum. tooth Com. petiole winged at base, Branches ciner. Buds blackish 
14362 Leaflets subsessile lane, acuminate serrated smooth, Fruit lane, narrowed at each end vv*h a long point 
■•4363 Leaves ovate lane, evergreen. Catkins globose stalked twin axillary. Fruit coated 
14364 Leaves lanceolate-ovate acuminate. Catkins subsessile ovate axillary twin, Fruit soft 
14365 Leaves obi. acuminate downy beneath, Buds hairy inside 
14366 Leaves ovate bluntish shining smooth netted with veins. Petioles downy, Buds smooth 
14367 Leaves obi. acute downy beneath. Petioles long. Fruit few-seeded 
14368 Lvs. obi. acute at base and end smooth on each side, Fl. trigynous erect, Hermaphrodite cor. as long as cal. 
14369 Leaves ovate-lanc. acuminate. Buds hairy 
14370 Leaves ovate-elliptical acuminate acute at base downy beneath. Branches downy 
14371 Leaves lane, oblong, Flowers axillary polyandrous. Berry 8-seeded 
14372 Lvs. simple fleshy nerveless cover, on each side with scatter, stell. scales, Sterile obl.-lanc. Fert. lin.-lanc. 
14373 Leaves oblong acute rounded at base acute at end : smooth above j silky and glaucous beneath 
14374 Leaves oblong rounded at base acute at end smooth on each side 
14375 Spiny, Leaves oblong acuminate cordate downy beneath 
14376 Leaves obovate blunt smooth on each side 
14377 Leaves obovate elliptical acute serrated at end, Pedunc. umbelled axillary. Stamens exserted 
14378 Leaves obovate retuse toothletted. Flowers axillary clustered, Stamens included 
14379 Leaves ellipt. Corymbs axillary aggregate 
14380 Leaves oblong lane, subcoriaceous entire. Flowers axillary clustered 
14381 Leaves oblong entire acute at each end. Petiole middle rib and edge villous. Female peduncles about 3-fl. 
143S2 Leaves ovate-oblong entire acute at each end smooth, Female peduncles 2-flowered 
14383 Leaves cordate ovate slightly serrated glaucous beneath. Flowers in globose heads. Drupes oblong 
14384 Leaves on long stalks obi. acuminate remotely serrate downy beneath^ Female peduncles 1-flowered 
14385 Leaves on short stalks obi. nearly entire cuneate at base whitish beneath. Female peduncle 1-fl. 
14386 Leaves on long stalks obi. acuminate remotely serrated smooth on both sides, Female pedunc. 1-fl. 
14387 Leaves oval-oblong acuminate entire 
14388 Leaves stalked oblong acute serrated coriaceous veiny smooth 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
cherry, yellow when ripe, sweet, and somewhat astringent ; they are recommended as a cure for the diarrhoea. 
D. virginiana has a white brittle wood, covered with a dark brown bark. The fruit is in form and bigness like 
a date, very firm, like that fruit, and almost as sweet, with a large kernel. 
2160. Myrsine. A Greek word synonymous with Myrtle. Modern botanists have applied the name to a 
genus of African myrtle-like shrubs. The species grow freely in loam and peat, and are increased by young 
cuttings in sand under a hand-glass. 
2161. Nyssa. A name of a nymph, according to Linnseus. The species are large shrubs, which grow freely 
in any soil or situation, but prefer moisture. N. denticulata grows naturally in wet swamps in Carolina and 
Florida, and rises there to the height of eighty or hundred feet. Marshall, in his American Grove, describes 
it as a tree of great singularity and beauty. It produces fruit about the size and shape of small olives, which 
are preserved like them by the French inhabitants of the Mississipi, where it greatly abounds, and is called the 
olive-tree. The timber is white and soft when unseasoned, but light and compact when dry, which renders it 
very proper for the carver and turner. All the species are readily propagated by layers or seeds. 
2162. Uamiltonia. Dedicated by Muhlenburg, to Mr. Hamilton, an American botanist. A shrub growing 
to the height of from three to six feet. The flowers grow in terminal racemes from an inch to an inch and a 
half long. 
2163. Laurophyllus. An hybrid name created by Thunberg, to express the resemblance of the leaves, <puXXx, 
to a laurel. A shrub with stalked, oblong, acute, serrated, coriaceous leaves, and minute flowers grow mg in 
panicles three or four inches long. 
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