VARNISH TREE. 
PENTANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Calyx quinque-partite. 
Corolla of five oval petals. 
Seed-vessel, a roundish berry containing a single seed. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Rhus Vernix. R. foliis pinnatis integerrimis annuis opacis, pe- 
tiolo integro aequali. Linn. Spec , Plant. 
Wind. l. p. 1479. 
With pinnated leaves of a dark colour, and re- 
newed annually : leaf-stalks equal and entire. 
Toxicodendron carolinianum. Foliis pin- 
natis, floribus minimis herbaceis. Duhamel, 
Traits des Arlres, 2. p. 342. pi. 99. 
Arbor venenata. Kalm. It, 2. p. 211. 
Varnish Tree. Dill. Eith, pi. 292. f. 3 77- Pluk. Aim. pi. 145. 
f. 1. Kcemph. Amoen. pi. 792. 
The Varnish tree is a native both of Japan and of 
the northern parts of America. It flowers in July, 
and produces a fine effect in autumn, on account 
of its leaves, which, at that time, turn of a purple 
colour, and form a striking contrast with the neigh- 
