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thinner texture. The berries or grapes are produ- 
ced in loofe bunches ; they are fmall, and are of 
feveral kinds, fome reddiih, others of a fhining 
black, and fome of a bluifli colour; all of an acerb 
difagreeable tafte. 
5. Vitis laciniofa. Canadian P arjley-leaved 
Vine . 
The ftalks and branches of this refe ruble the 
others. The leaves are cut into many {lender feg- 
rnents, fomewhat in manner of a Parfley-leaf. The, 
grapes are round and white, and are produced in 
loofe bunches; they are late ripe and not very well 
flavoured. 
XANTHOXYLUM. 
The TOOTH-ACH TREE, 
Clafs 22. Order 5. Dioecia Pentandria. 
^'T'HE Male Flowers have Empalements four-parted ; the 
*•* leaves oval, ereft and coloured. 
T^ e y have no Petals. 
The Filaments in each are generally five, awl-ihaped, ereft and 
longer than the calyx. The Antherce are twin, roundifh and 
furrowed. 
* The Female have Empalements as the male. 
They have no Petals. 
The Germen in each are generally five, often lefs, with ihort 
footftalks, oval and ending in as many awl-ihaped Styles. 
The Stigmas are obtufe. 
The Seed-vejjels are Capfules, of the fame number with the ger» 
men, oblong, of one cell and two valves. 
The Seeds are Angle, roundifh and fmooth. 
The 
