166 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. X X I I . r h a m n a ' c e æ : z i ' z y p i i u s . 167
• 6. P. g l a 'b e r L . The glabrous Winter Berry.
UenUflc'dion. L io . Spec., 471, ; Doc. P ro d ., 2. p. 17. ; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 20.
Synonynie. Ink beriy , Amer. y .
*38. Prinos iflàber.
Purti:
Spec. Char., 4o. Evergreen. Leaves lanceolate,
with wedge-shaped bases, coriaceous, glabrous,
glossy, somewhat toothed a t the tip. Flowers
mostly three on an axillary peduncle tha t is usually
solitary. F ru it black. (Dec. Prod.) An
evergreen shrub. Canada to Florida, in shady
woods. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1759.
Flowers white ; July and August. Berries black j
ripe in November.
A low but very handsome evergreen shrub, which,
in its native - country, makes a fine show, when
covered with its black berries. In Loddiges’s arboretum
it has attained the h e ig h to f 4 ft., with a regular
ovate shape, densely clothed with shining foliage.
* 7. P . c o r ia 'c e u s Pursh. The coriaceous-feawd Winter Berry
'• P- P- >/• 1 Icon’s Mil,.. 2. p, 2',.
S t ’
Spec. Char., Sfc. Evergreen. Le a f lanceolate, with a wedge-
shaped base, coriaceous, glabrous, glossy, entire. Flowers
in short, sessile, axillary corymbs, many in a corymb.
(Dec. Prod.) A handsome, tall, evergreen shrub. Georgia
m sandy woods near the banks o f rivers. Height 8 ft to
1 0 ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers w h ite ; Ju n e and
July. Berry black; ripe in November.
Varieties. This species varies, with leaves broader, obovate-
lanceolate, and a cuminate; and narrower, lanceolate, and
acute. (Dec. Prod.) The broad-leaved variety appears to
be tha t figured in Lod. Bot. Cab., t. 4 5 0 . 539. Mnos ILite».
The general aspect of. this plant is that of /'le x Dahoon. I t is a handsome
sliriib, well deserving a place in collections.
Other Species of Proms. — P . dubius G. Don. and P . atomarius N u tt, have
been introduced, and, probably, some o th e rs ; but we liave only noticed
those of which we have seen living plants, and which we consider to be
tolerably disunct, though there are probably only three species of P r in o s ;
two ot which are deciduous, and the other evergreen.
O r d e r X X I I . Æ H A M N A 'C EÆ .
OsD. Char. Calyx 4—5-cIeft ; æstivation valvate. Corolla o f 4—5 petals ■
m some absent. Petals cucullate, or convolute, inserted into the orifice of
the calyx. Atom w 4—5, opposite th e petals, perigynous. Orary superior,
or half-superior, 2-, 3-, or 4-celled, surrounded by a fleshy disk. Ooldes
one in a cell, erect, as are the seeds. Fruit fleshy and indehiscent, or dry
d e â d r n s t ' r A S r ) ® or shrubs, often spiny, and generall]:
Leaves simple, alternate, very seldom opposite, with minute stipules,
deciduous or evergreen.^ Flowers axillary or terminal. - Chiefly natives of
Europe or North America. , . „ »
S S S t S s S i i g S s
are characterised as follows :— _____________________
^ r t i r 7 , T n ? M s ? r a , ? ? i e d t i t h
P a l i u ' r u s Tourn. P e ta ls 5. Styles o.
a broad membranaceous wing, 3-celled. o Y /g F ru it an oblong dry
drupe ; the n u t 2-celiea. a iw ‘ g____________o__4-cleft F ru it nearly
P h a ' m n u s La.m. ® Staubs or small trees, deciduous
North America.
G e n u s I.
f n1 Êe
la.
Z rZ Y P H U S Tourn. T h e J u j u b e .
U c n t i f l v a U o n . T o n r n , In st t . 403. ^ Gært. E rn c t.. l . p . 4 3 ; Lam. 111., t. 185.. Dec.
17»». Ctar. Calyx
é i ? d i i f% a® l - 2 ^ é X r n u t
Ï 1. Z . VULGA'RIS Lam. The common, or cultivated. Jujube.
L am. I1L..185. t. P& l! fL D e s f Arb. 2.
Identification.
Synonymes. 'F h àm n u s Zizyphus L in . Spec.
p. 3Î3., N . D u H am. t. 16., b u t -■'* " f »
m t of G ^ i : f z - Jù ju b a Mill. D ic t. No. 1., b u t n o t of Lam. ;
m, G ? fv Giuggiolo R r i.
b . T J ' ‘S s . - I “ ™ " S i S s . u , h
» ' i c S r : ‘S f S i i r ;
saffron ; rarely seen m England.
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