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green colour. The footftalks of the flowers come 
out from the boforu of the leaves of the young 
fhoots, and are generally divided into three parts to- 
wards their extremities, the middle divifion fuftain- 
ing one, and the two fide ones, each three flowers ; 
having four deep purple coloured petals, expanding 
in form of a crofs, and four flamina; thefe are fuc- 
ceeded by angular furrowed feed veffels, of a beau- 
tiful pale red colour when ripe, making a fine ap- 
pearance after the leaves are fallen off. 
2. Euonymus latifolius. Broad-leaved Spin- 
dle Tree. 
This fhrub very much refembles the former, ex- 
cept the leaves being broader and longer, and of a 
paler green colour, turning reddifh before they fall 
off. The feed-veffels are rather larger and rounder 
at the corners or angles, and of fomewhat paler co- 
lour, as are alfo the flowers. 
3. Euonymus fempervirens. Tver- green 
Spindle Tree. 
This is of fmalier growth than either of the for- 
mer, feldom rifing above fix or feven feet, and di- 
viding into many oppofite branches, towards the top, 
which are of a greener colour, and more angular 
than the other kinds, and garnifhed with narrower 
leaves, of a cjofer texture. The flowers are produc- 
ed in manner of the former, except each footftalk 
fuflaining generally but three flowers, having five pe- 
tals, which are of a paler colour, and rounder than 
either of the former; and are fucceeded by round ifh 
capful es cl ofely fet with fmall protuberances, turning 
of a fine red colour when ripe, and opening into 
