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garnifhed with fmall, evergreen, oblong, fmooth 
leaves, of a thick confidence, with a few flight fer- 
ratures towards their points, and placed alternate, 
upon fhortifh footflalks. The flowers are produced 
from the bofom of the leaves upon fhort footflalks ; 
and are fucceeded by fmall roundifli berries, of a 
black colour when ripe. 
2. Prinos verticillatus. Virginian Winter- 
Berry. 
This grows naturally in moifl places, by dreams 
of water; generally fending up feveral dender dalks 
to the height of eight or ten feet, dividing into a 
few branches towards the top. The leaves are lance- 
fhaped, fharp pointed, and acutely fawed on their 
edges; having fhort dender footdalks, and placed 
alternately. The dowers come out at the bofom of 
the leaves in fmall Corymbi or Cluders; of an her- 
baceous colour. They are fucceeded by roundifh 
berries of a red colour when ripe, and remaining 
long on the branches, almod furrounding them ii\ 
places and fomewhat refembling a whorl. 
Note, The inner bark of this fhrub is very good 
to make poultices of for ripening tumors. 
FRUNUS. 
The PLUMB-TREE. 
Clafs 12. Order i. Icofaadria Monogynia. 
T HE Empalement is one leaved, bell-fhaped, five cleft, and. 
deciduous ; the divifions are obtufe and concave. 
The Corolla has five petals, roundifh, concave, large, spread- 
ing, and inferted by claws in the calyx. 
The Filaments are from twenty to thirty, awl- £h aped, near the 
length of the corolla, and inferted in the calyx. The Anthers 
are twin and fhort. 
The 
