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3. Quadrangularis. Muhl. 
S. catile aculeato, 
tetragono; foliis iner- 
mibus, ovatis, acutis, 
quinquenervibus. 
Stem prickly, 4-an- 
gled; leaves unarmed, 
ovate, acute, 5-nerved. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 775. Pursh, 1. p. 249. Nutt. 2. p. 238. 
Stem 4-angled, unarmed towards the summit, bearing a few scattered 
prickles near the base. Leaves ovate, slightly cordate, acute, 5-nerved, 
reticulate. Willd. Berries black. Pursh. 
Grows in dry woods along the edges of ponds from Pennsylvania to Ca- 
rolina. Pursh. 
Flowers June— July. 
4. Walteri. Pursh. 
S. aculeata; foliis 
cordato-ovatis, lsevi- 
bus, 3-nervibus; baccis 
acuminatis. 
Prickly; leaves cor 
date ovate, smooth, 3' 
nerved; berries acumi 
nate. 
Pursh, 1. p. 249. 
S. China, Walt. p. 245. 
Stem angled, spiny. Leaves cordate ovate, 3-nerved, smooth. Bernes 
red, acuminate, 3-seeded. Walt. 
Of this species of Walter I have no knowledge; I insert it to excite inqui- 
ry. Walter lived in a situation favourable to the examination of this genus, 
and appears to have paid it much attention. 
Grows along the rivers in the low country of Virginia and Carolina. Ber- 
ries red. Pursh. 
Flowers July. Pursh. 
5. Sarsaparilla. Lin. 
S. caule aculeato, 
subtetragono; foliis in- 
ermibus, ovato-lanceo- 
latis, cuspidatis, sub- 
quinquenervibus, sub- 
tus glaucis; pedunculis 
elongatis. 
Stem prickly, slight- 
ly 4-ang!ed; leaves un- 
armed, ovate lanceo- 
late, cuspidate, some- 
what 5-nerved, glau- 
cous underneath: pe- 
duncles long. 
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