The B R I T I S H HERBAL. 
GENUS Vll. 
W H O R T L E. 
V 1 r I S IDEA. 
THE cup is placed on the rudiment of the fruit, and is veryfmal!.' The flower is formed of 
a fingle petal, and is divided into four fegments at the rim, which turn back. The body of 
it is hollow. The fruit is a round berry, in which are feveral feeds in four cells. 
I. The red Whortle. 
Vitis idea fmSlu rnbro. 
This is a fmall fhrub, with flcnder, purplifh 
branches. 
The leaves arc roundiHi, and of a dark green ; 
obtufe at the ends, and not at all ferrated at the 
edges. 
The fiowers are greenifh, with a tinge of red. 
The berries are round, red, and well tailed. 
It is common in our northern counties on 
boggy ground. 
C. Bauhine calls it Vitis idea foUis fiibrolmidis 
non crenatis haccis ruljris. 
We have three other fpecies. 
i. The great Billberry-bufli, Vitis idea magna. 
The flirub is larger, and the berries round 
and black. 
2; Angular-ftalked Billberry-bufli, Vitis idea 
itfigulofa. The twigs green and ridged ; 
and the berries black. 
3. Myrtle-leaved Billberry-bufh, Vilis idea foliis 
jnyrtinis crifpis. The leaves curled, and 
the fruit black. 
GENUS VIIL 
HONYSUCKLE. 
CAPRIFOLIUM. 
THE cup is fmall, and divided into five parts. The flower is formed of a fingle petal, which 
is tubular, long, and flenderi and at the rim divided into five fegments, which turn back. 
The fruit is a roundifli, umbilicated berry. 
Linnseus places this among the petttmdria mojiogynia. 
I. Common Honeyfuckle. 
Caprifolium vulgare. 
The fhrub is fmall ; the branches tough, (len- 
der, weak, and climbing. 
The leaves are oblong, large, and of a bluifli 
green. 
The flowers ftand in handfomc tufts at the 
tops of the branches j and are of a fine pale 
yellow with feme white among it. 
The berries are red. 
It is common in hedges, and flowers in July, 
C. Bauhine calls it CaprifoHum non ferfoUatum 
Germaniciim. 
We have one other fpecies. 
2. Oak-leaved Honeyfuckle, Caprifolium nonper- 
foliatum foliis fmnatis. The leaves deeply 
finuated. 
GENUS IX. 
I V Y. 
H E jy E R A, 
THE cup is very fmall, and has five dents at the edge. The flower is compofed of five oblong 
petals, with crooked tips. The fruit is a round berry. 
Linnxus places this among the fentandria monogyfiia. 
Common Ivy. 
Hedera vulgaris. 
The ilem is woody, and climbs ; fixing itfelf 
by tendrils, in manner of roots. 
The leaves are of a blackifh green, and vari- 
ous figure i fome oblong and fimple ; others di- 
vided into three lobes. 
The flowers are placed in tufts, and are of a 
greenifh white. 
The berries are black. 
It is common in hedges and againfl: "walls of 
old buildings. 
C, Bauhine calls it Hedera arhorea. 
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