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CO R Ë 'M A Z). Don. T h e C oreiMA. Lin. Syst. Dice'cia Triándria.
Identification. D. Don in New Edin. Phil. Jo u rn . ; Lindl. in N a t. Syst. of Bot.
Synonyme. .^'m p etrum , in part, L .
De rivation. From korëma, a broom ; in allusion to th e habit of th e plant.
Gen. Char. Calyx 3-leaved, membranaceous, naked at the base. Petals 3.
Stamens 3. Stigma 6-cleft. Berry globose, 3«stoned. (G . Don.)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; scattered, linear, obtuse,
spreading, flattish above, and revolute on the margin. Flowers in terminal
heads, sessile, situated on a hairy disk ; white, large : heads having villous
scale.s. Berries white.— Shrub small, erect, branchy, rigid, covered with
resinous dots ; native of the Soutli of Europe.
Closely allied to ZJ'nipetrum, from which it has been recently separated,
and requiring the same soil and culture in British gardens.
*L 1. C. a 'lb a D . Don. The white-^rtmVZ Coreina.
Identification. D. Do n in New Edin. Pbii. Jo u rn .
Synonymes. K'mpetrum álbum L in . Sp. 1450. ; E . lusitânicum, &c.,
Tourn. Inst. 579.; /iric a eréctis, &c.,, iîa a /i. P i« . ; th e white-berried
He ath , Portugal Crakeberry.
Engraving. O u r /g . 2038.
Sjiec. Char.y cÿc. Stem erect. Branches pubescent.
Leaves linear, with revolute margins ; somewhat scabrous
above. (Willd.) A low evergreen shrub. Po rtugal.
Height 6 in. to 12 in. Introduced in 1774.
Flowers white ; May. Berries white; ripe Nov.
Much branched, rigid, sprinkled with resinous dots.
tt- 2 . C . C o n r a 'd j z Torrey. Conrad’s Corema.
Identification. To rrey in L it., and Gard. Mag., xvii.
Synonyme. P 'm p e trum C o n rád ü Torrey.
Engraving. O u r /g . 2039., from D r. T orrey.
Spec. Char.y cÿc. Branches glabrous. Leaves
subverticillate, alternate, narrowly linear;
young glandularly hispidulous, adult glabrous.
Flowers in small heads, terminal,
axillary ; scales of perianth 5—6, obo-
vate-oblong, smoothish; stamens 3—4 ;
style 3—4-{)arted ; ovary 3—4-celied.
(JForrey.) An evergreen heath-like un- 2039. c. conrhci«.
der shrub. N. America, in Monmouth, New Jersey, and other districts,
in sandy fields and in pine barrens. Height 6 in. to 12 in. Introduced in
1841.' Flowers whitish ; April. Berries small, reddish; ripe in August.
G e n u s 111.
2038. C. á lb a.
C E R A T I'O L A Michx. T h e C e r a t i o l a . Lin. Syst. Monoe'cia Diándria,
Identification. Michx. F l. Bor. Amer., 2. p. 222. ; L indl. in Nat. Syst. of Botany, ed. 2.
Derivation. From keration, a little horn ; in allusion to th e shape of th e stigma.
Gen. Char. Calyx 2-leaved, membranaceous, with 4 scales a t the base.
Petals 2, converging into a tube. Stamens 2. Stigmas 6-clel't. Berry
globose, 2-stoned. (G . Don.)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; spreading, needle-
shaped, obtuse, glabrous, and shining ; marked beneath with a narrow
verticillate. ? e i o t £ ’ ‘ »ometimes (like the leaves)
Shrub small, upright, branchy,
rigid ; native o f North America.
Grown in British gardens, in peat
sod, and propagated by cuttings.
» 1. C. iEicoi'DES. The Eriea-like
Ceratiola.
pM 'f to . H . Bor. Amer., 2. p.
, 1 ursh FJ. Amer. Sept., 1. t 13
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S' 290n4i0.n. "oVf tSh‘e' natu'•r a*l s ize. “ »lef and
Spec Char., f r . Flowers in the axils
of the upper leaves, solitary, except
a small abortive one by the
side of the principal flower. An
upright much branched evergreen
shrub, greatly resembling a h e a th ;
very handsome, but somewhat tender
in British gardens. South Caro-
IKiglit 2 ft. to Sft. Introd.
1826. Flowers brow nish; .lune.
Berries yellow; ripe in October.
C l a s s I I . E N D O ' G E N r E .
Stems increasing fro n wilhin ; Leaves with parallel Feins.
O r d e r L X X I X . 5 M I L A ' C E z F .
£ Identification. LIndl. Nat. Syst. Bot, p. 3.59.
Derivation'. r r o '^ S m t e f t e b o im f u l y r i t r i fe b ta te trih a re '’b f r " ’ ’h * p a rt, R . Broicn.
d u t z H r t o ' “ r fo“""“ " ? ' to
p a l- te r b 'u t - - " 7 6-
o f the perianth. Ovarium free .' Styles 1 oYYor'e" "'f H u hh"’®
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NMI'LAX L . T h e Sm ila x . Lin. Syst. Dice'cia Hexánuiia
t u . f m f t m Z - to"'"»'. No, 1226, , Schreb. No. 1.628, ; T o u r a , t. t s ’l . , Juss.,
Synonymes. Smilax, Fr. aud Ger. -, Smilace, Ital.
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