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also more or less tinged with red. The frnit is round, n o t succulent, and
somewhat furrowed ; at first green, and afterwards re d d ish ; but black, or o f a
very dark blue, when ripe. The leaves and flowers emit a very resinous odour,
which spreads to a considerable distance, more especially a t sunset, when
the dew is falling, after a very warm day. The substance called Venice
o r Chian turpentine is th e resin which exudes from this tree. In British
gardens, th e tre e is n o t very common, though it is generally considered as the
Iiardiest o f th e g enus; and, with P . vera, may be planted in warm sheltered
situations in th e open border.
t 3. P . Z e v t i ' s c u s L . T h e Mastich Tree.
Identification. L in . Spec., 1455. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . G5,; D o n ’s Mill., 2. n 66
Sj/nonyme. Corno c apra, Ita l.
E n e r Woodv. Med. B o t , t. 152. ; a n d o u r f ig 280.
Spec. Char., 4c. Evergreen. Leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaflets 8, lanceolate;
petiole winged. (D e c . Prod.) An evergreen tree. So u th e rn Eu ro p e,
N o rth e rn Africa, and th e Levant. Height 20 ft. In tro d u ced in 1664.
Flowers green ; April and May. F ru it brownish ; ripe in October.
Varieties.
t p . L. 2 angusii/olia Dec., P . massiliénsis M ill. Diet., /->. angustifòlia
massiliensis Tourn., has leaflets almost linear, and th e tre e seldom
exceeds 10 ft. in height.
2 P . L. 3 chía N. Du Ham. iv. p. 72. ; P .
chia Desf. Cat. Hort. Par. — A native of
Scio, where it produces th e mastich.
The species bears a g en eral resemblance to the
two preceding ones, in summer, when they are
clothed with foliage ; b u t it differs from them in
being evergreen, and in having the leaves much
smaller. The leaves have sometimes 5 leaflets on
each side ; and th e petioles are so much winged
as to appear like pinnae. T h e tre e in th e South
o f Eu ro p e, and th e North o f Africa, is cultivated
in gardens, as well as found in a wild state ; but
in British gardens it is n o t so hardy as P . Pe-
rebinthus, and n o rth o f London should always
be planted against a wall.
Other Species o f 'Pistada. — P . atlántica Desf., a deciduous tre e from Mount
Atlas, is said to have been introduced in 1.790, but it requires the protection
o f a frame or green-house.
G e n u s H .
P H U 'S L . T h e R h u s , or S u m a c h . Lin. S y s t. P e n tá n d ria Trigÿnia and
Dioe'cia P en tán d ria .
UmtiJicaUon. L in . Gen. 369. ; L am . 111., t. 207.; K u n th Gen. T e r e b .,p . 3 .; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p . 66. ;
D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 61. an d p. 69. »» ’ > i j
Synonymes. Sumach, E r . an d G e r. ; R u , Ita l.
D e riv a tio n . F rom rhoos, o r rhotis, G re ek , o r from r/iu d d , o r ru d , Celtic, re d ; in allusion to th e
colour 01 th e fru it an d leaves o f some o f th e species in au tum n . O th e rs d e riv e 7¿hús from th e
Greek verb rheo, I ru n , from th e h a b it o f th e ro o ts ru n n in g an d sp re ading u n d e r g ro u n d to a
considerable d istance from th e tre e . Sumach is d eriv e d from th e Arabic n am e o f th e
plant.
Gen. am r . Sexes hermaphrodite, dioecious, o r polygamous. Calyx small,
5-parted, persistent. Petals ovate, and in serted in to a cal_vcine disk, or
in to the calyx. Stamens 5, inserted into a calycine disk. ’ Ovary single,
Some o f th e hardy species are rambling climbers, and others tree-hke
bushes.
§ i. Coimw« l o u r n .
Sect. Char. Leaves undivided. F low e rs hermaphrodite.
SÉ 1 K. C o 'tin u s L . T h e Cotmus R h u s, or Venetian Sumach.
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ciduous rambling shrub. Spam ^ Caucasus ; and accc^^^^^^
inff to To rre y and Gray, probably of_ N o rth America.
Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. wild ; 6 ft. to 8 ft. in a s ta te of cul-
In tro d u ced in 1656. Flowers pale_ PU'T o>
flesh colour ; J u n e and Ju ly . F ru it w j ijw Naked
tember. Decaying leaves ol a fine reddish yellow. Naked
voung wood smooth brown.
T h e flowers are disposed in loose panicles and are her-
m a p t a o f f i t r T h e d n lp e is
flowering, lengthen, and
n ?T c e ri T t i l easily k n L n from all th e o th e r species by
fts impie ta o v a te , smooth, stiff, lucid green leaves, rounded
f t th T ? i n t s , and supported by long footstalks, which remain
the base, and may be removed m autumn.
§ ii. S u m a c h D e c .
2S1. R . Có tin u s.
Sect Char Leaves impari-pinnate ; leaflets more than 3 in th e leaves o f each
o f th e first a species o f This section. Flowers m panicles, polygamous,
dioecious, or hermaphrodite.
at Î 2 R TYPiitaA L . T h e F ev e r R h u s , or Stag's Horn Sumach.
M c m f l c a u o n . 'u t . Speo.. 380., D e c . P ro d ., 2. p . 67. ; D o n 's Mill., 2. p . 7 0 .; T o r . a n d Gray,
- *• ” • r t t a g ä n a f “ A. P- a ï d ^ i s . ; an d o u r fig . 282., th e m ale.
L e a f o f ’8 - i o pairs o f leaflets, and th e odd one th a t are
" ? ? ; c ? o t a e , t u m T r a L : s e r r a t e d ,L i r y beneath. P e tio le and branches hairy.
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