MONADELPHIA. POLYANDRIA. Taxus. 811 
(E. Bot. 1841. E.)— Gcertn. 136. 2, Calyx and fruit-Besl. Hort. Eyst. vi. 6. 
1; on the authority of Gcertner , and Cavanill. Hiss. v. 139. 2, on that of 
Gmelin. 
Stem scarred, in the smaller plants like that of a cabbage, but taller ; in the 
larger four to six or eight feet high, and as much as four inches in diame¬ 
ter. Leaves with seven, five, or three angles; soft as velvet. Flowers 
mostly in pairs. Calyx , outer much larger than the inner; segments 
broad, blunt, sometimes notched. Blossom purplish red, with dark 
blotches at the base of the petals. The cylinder of united filaments 
woolly at the base. 
Sea Tree-Mallow, or Velvet-leaf. (Welsh: Mor Hoccysen. E.) 
Sea shores. Hurst Castle, opposite the Isle of Wight. Rocks of Caldey 
Island; Bass Island, near Edinburgh. Godrevy Island, near Portreath ; 
Mullion-gull rock in St. Ives’ Bay, &c. Borlase. Ray. Inch Garvey and 
Mykric-Inch, in the Firth of Forth. Sibbald. Cornwall and Devonshire. 
Hudson. Chissel in Portland Island. Mr. Waring. (Kingsgate, near 
Ramsgate ; Steep Holmes Island, Severn Sea. Mr. W. Christy. On the 
South Stack, near Holyhead. Welsh Bot. E.) At. Teignmouth, near the 
Den. B. July—Oct. 
TAX 7 US.* B. and F. flowers on different plants: Bloss. none : 
Calyx a four or seven-leaved bud. 
B. Anthers target-shaped, eight-cleft. 
F. Style none : Seed one, surrounded at the base by a 
pulpy receptacle ; upper half naked. 
T. bacca'ta. Leaves solitary, strap-shaped, two-ranked, pointed, ag¬ 
gregate : receptacle of the stameniferous flowers somewhat glo¬ 
bular. 
(E. Bot 746. E.) — Hunt. Evel. p. 378. i. p. 275. Ed. ii.— Blackw. 572— 
Kniph. 4— Cam. Epit. 840— Tourn. 362. 1— J. B. i. h. 241. 2 — Hod. 859. 
1— Lob. Ohs. 637. 1, and Ic. ii. 232— Ger. Em. 1370— Ger. 1187. 2— 
Park. 1412— Gars. 530—Matt.h. 1099. 
( Bark reddish, peeling off. Branches horizontal. Leaves very entire, dark 
green, smooth, shining, evergreen. Blossoms axillary, scattered, sessile, 
solitary ; floral leaves tiled, membranous. Berries or Drupes very singu¬ 
lar, proceeding from a receptacle which half covers and protects the seed, 
coming to perfection the second year; concave, pulpy, sweet, viscid, 
when ripe of a beautiful red and waxy appearance. 
Yew Tree. (Irish: Whar. Welsh: Ywen; Pren-yw. Gaelic: An-t’ 
iuchar. E.) Mountainous woods and hedges. Mountains of Westmore¬ 
land, Cumberland, and hills of Herefordshire. Hudson. Clefts of the 
rocks on Giggleswick Scar. On the rocks of Borrowdale, and on Conzic 
Scar, near Kendal, truly natural stations. Mr. Woodward. On the 
mountain called Yew-barrow, clearly indigenous, and in several other 
inaccessible places on Furness Fells. Mr. Atkinson. In Castle Eden 
Dean, Durham, undoubtedly wild. Mr. Robson. (Woods about Egles- 
ton. Rev. J. Harriman. Shores of the Wear below Hilton Castle; woods 
above Derwent Bridge, &c. Durham. Mr. Winch. In Anglesey. Welsh 
* (From ro'ljov, a bow; it being long celebrated as the best material for making those 
formidable implements, E.) 
