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would form n e a t miniature trees. P ropaga ted liy suckei's, or by cuttings of
tb e young wood in sand under a glass, or by seeds. Common soil, kept moist.
Tliere is a 'close general resemblance among all the deciduous species, whicli
leads us to doubt w hether th e y are any thing more than varieties.
§ i. Vrinoides Dec.
Sect. Char. Flowers usually 4—5- sometimes 0-cleft. (D e c . Prod., ii. p. 16.)
Leaves deciduous.
* 1. P . DECi'mnis Dec. The deciduous W in te r Berrv.
Identification. Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . IG.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 20.
S ummymes. / ' l e x p rin ö ld e s A it. H o rt. K ew . 2. p. 278. ; / 'l e x dec idua
Î 34. T r ln o s v e rtic illà tu s .
E n -r a v in s s . W a ts. D e n d . B rit., U 30 ; D u n Arb l.t. 23.; omfig-
in flower, .and fig. 23-5. from th e H o rt, boc. G a rd en ,
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate,
serrated, pubescent b eneath. Male
dowers in axillary umbel-shaped fascicles;
th e female ones aggregate, th e flowers ot
both sexes 6-parted. (D e c . Prod.) A deciduous
shrub. Canada to Virginia, in wet
woods. Height 6 ft. to 8 ft. Intro d u ced
in 1736. Flowers white ; J u n e to August.
Berries red or crimson, turning purple ; ripe
in November.
T h e re are two handsome plants o f this
species in Loddiges’s arboretum, 7 ft. high, one
o f which is under th e name o f P . /jrunifohns.
2 3 2 . P r in o s ckcidvnia.
Walt. Fl. Carol. 241.
E n g ra v in g . O u r fig . 232. from a p la n t in tk e H o r t. Soc. Ga rden.
Spec. Char., 4o- Leaves deciduous, elliptic-lanceolate,
tapered to the petiole, shallowly serrated ; the midrib
villous beneath. Peduncles axillary; those o f the male
flowers several together ; o f the female ones, singly.
Berries red. (Dec. Prod.) A deciduous shrub. Virginia
to Georgia, on rocky shady banks of rivers. Height
3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowers wliite ; June
and July. Berries large, crimson ; ripe in December.
Plants o f this species are in Loddiges’s nursery, under
the name of P le x prindldes.
* 2. P . ambCguus Michx. The ambiguous Winter Berry.
Identification. Michx. F l. B o r. Amer., 2. p. 236. ; Doc. P r o d , 2. p. 17. ;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 20.
Syn o n ym e . Casàne ca ro lin ià n a Walt. Fl. Carol, p . 242.
E n g ra v in g s . Wa ts. D end. B rit., t. 29. ; and oar fig . 233.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate at both
ends ; both adult ones and young ones glabrous in every
part. Peduncles o f the male flowers crowded together in
the lower parts o f the branchlets ; o f the female ones,
singly. (Dec. Prod.) A decidnous slirub. New Jersey
to Carolina, in wet sandy woods. Height 4 ft. to 5 ft.
Introduced in 1812. Flowers white; June to August.
Berries red ; ripe in November.
The leaves are subimhricate, serrated, acute at the apex, and
the berries small, round, smooth, and red. There is a handsome
|)lant o f this species in the arboretum o f Messrs. Loddiges,
which, in 1835, was 5 ft. high. I t is of easy culture in any
free soil ; and is propagated by seeds, cuttings, or layers.
ii. Agèria Dec.
233. P . a m b ig u s .
S.cet. Char. Flowers usually 6-cleft. Leaves decidnous. ( Dec. Prod.,
ii. p. 17.)
3. P . v e r t i c i l l a ' t u s L . T h e whorled W in te r Berry.
Identification. L iu . Spec., 471.; D e c. P ro d ., 2. p. 17.; D o n ’s M ill., 2. p . 20.
Si/nont/Tves. P . p ad ifb liu a JVilld. E n um . p . 3 9 4 .; P . Gronövie Michx. F l. Bor. Amer. 2. p. 2.%.;
/• .c o u fr rtu n Mcench; P . p ra n ifö liu s Evdd. Cat.
âfe 4). p . lìe v ig a 'tu s Pursh. The sinooth-Ienvcd Winter Berry.
Identification. ' Pm e h F l. Sept. Amer., l . p . 220. ; D e c . P ro d ., 2. p. 17. = .a .
Wats. D e n d . B rit., t . 23. ; m.d o u r flg . 236.
S-nec Char 4c. Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, serrated,
tlm teetii directed forwards, acuminate; glabrous on
both surfaces, except on the nerves beneath, where
thev are slightly pubescent ; upper snrflice glossy.
Flowers 0-cleft ; the male ones scattered ; the female
ones axillary, solitary, almost Eessilc. _ (Dec. I fo d . ) A
deciduous ¿hrub. New York to Virginia, on the A le-
ghany Mountains. Height 6 ft. to 8 It. Introduced in
1812. Flowers white ; July. Berries large, daik red ,
ripe in November.
The plant o f this species in Loddiges’s
arboretum was 4 ft. high in
1835. llcadily distinguished by its
somewhat more succulent leaves and
shoots, the latter, when young, tinged
with dark puriile.
at 5. P. la n c e o la ' tu s Pursh. The lanceolate-Zfat-'cd
W’inter Berry.
Id e n tfic a tio n . P u rs h F l. Sept. Amer., 2. p . 27. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 17. ;
S m J n y m J . ’’/■.' « n a d é n s is L y o n ; P . lùcidus ? /o rt.
E n g ra v in g . O m f ig . 235. from a p la n t m th e I lo r t. Soc. Ga rden.
Spec. Char., 4 c . Leaves deciduous, lanceolate, remotely
and very sliglitly scrnilate, smooth on both surfaces.
Male flowers aggregate, triandrous ; female ones mostly
in pairs, pednnclcd, and 6-clelt. (D e c . Prod.) A deciduous
shrub. Carolina to Georgia, in low grounds.
Height 6 ft . to 8 ft. Introduced in 1811. Flowers
white ; June and July. Berries small, scarlet ; ripe in
November.
The plant in Loddiges’s arboretum is 8 ft. liigh.
(J iii. Wintérlia M oe n ch .
Î 3 7 . P n iio s Imiceclûtus.
Sect. Char. Flow e rs, for th e most (lart, 6-cleft.
Prod., ii. p. 17.)
Leaves permanent. ( Dec.
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