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S M I L A X. 
ROUGH BINDWEED, or GREEN BRIAR. 
Clafs 22 . Order 6. Dioecia Hexandria. 
^nPHE Male have Empalements of fix leaves, of a fpreading 
bell-tfiape; the leaves are oblong, joined at the bafe, 
fpreading and reflexed at the apex. 
The Corolla none. 
The Filaments are fix, Ample. The Anthem oblong. 
* The Female have Empalements as the male, deciduous. 
The Corolla none. 
The Germen ovate. The Styles three, very fmall. The Stigmas 
oblong, reflexed, downy. 
The Seed-veJJel a globofe berry, of three cells. 
The Seeds two, globofe. 
The Species, with us , are , 
# With a fquare prickly fiem . 
1. Smilax Sarfaparilla. Ivy leaved rough 
Bindzveedy or Sarfaparilla . 
This grows naturally in Virginia and to the fouth- 
ward, riling up with prickly, angular (talks. The 
leaves are without prickles, oval fhaped, pointed, 
and three nerved. 
2. Smilax virginiana. Lanceolate-leaved 
rough Bindweed . 
The (talks of this are Bender, angular and prickly. 
The leaves are without fpines, fpear-fhap.ed and 
pointed \ their bafes not eared. 
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