NAT. ORDER. EUPHORBIACE.E. 
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three inches long, deciduous except on the branches, the nniddle 
dossal nerve and the petiole augmented by a longitudinal lamella 
more or less waved and conspicuous, at first frequently tomentose on 
both sides, but with the upper surface very even, and the edges 
extremely waved ; afterwards both sides always become flat and 
smooth ; the peduncles one-flowered, short, aggregate about the 
extremities of the branchlets, coming out principally when the plant 
is without leaves; the flowers are void of scent, of a beautiful scar- 
let color. There are varieties with laurel leaves, and variegated 
leaves. It is a native of Caribbee Islands. 
£Japhorbia heptagona. Seven-angled Spurge. This sort has a 
roundish, upright, succulent stem, about three feet high, putting out 
several branches on the side, of the same form ; the angles are 
armed with long, single, black spines ; at the ends of the branches 
the small flowers make their appearance, which are sometimes suc- 
ceeded by small fruit. It is a native of the Cape. 
Eaphorhia mammellaris. Warty-angled Spurge. This plant has 
also roundish stems, swelling out in the middle, and having knobbed 
angles, between which come out long, straight spines ; these stems 
are two feet high, and put a few branches from their sides of the 
same form, at the ends of which flowers are produced, sitting close 
upon the angles — they are small, and of a yellowish-green color. It 
differs from the preceding in having the angles doubled and swell- 
ing a little, and the spines single between the tubercles, which are 
placed longitudinally. It is a native of the Cape, flowering in July 
and August. 
Euphorbia lathyris. Caper Spurge. This species has an upright, 
succulent stem, from three to four feet high, with oblong, smooth, 
sessile leaves ; the upper part dichotomous, and an umbel comes out 
from each division — that in the first being the largest, and those in 
the upper the smallest. The flowers are of a greenish-yellow color, 
appearing in June and July, and are soon after succeeded by fruit. 
It is a native of France, 
