1096 AUBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM.
Carolina, on the river sides. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft.
Introduced in 1820, or before. Flowers greenish
white; August.
fl- 8. S. m a c u l a ' t a Roxb. The spotted-Zeatted Smilax.
Identificaiion. Roxh. ; Royle 111., p.
Royle 111., t. 94., fig. 1.
18. s . m a cu là ta .
2019. s . China.
o u r /g . 2048.
Spec. Chnr., cÿc. Stem angular, prickly. Leaves cordate,
somewhat hastately lanceolate, coriaceous, the under
sides o f th e nerves and petioles prickly. (G . Don.) A
climbing evergreen shrub. Nepal, 1819. Height 5 ft.
to 10 ft. Fiowers whitish ; August.
§ ii. S tem s prichly, round,
fi_ 9. S . C h i n a L . T h e Chinese Smilax.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1459. ; Ait. H o rt. Kew., ed. 2,, 6. p. 388.
Synonymes. China rádix Bauh. P in . 896. ; 5milax áspera minor Plum. Ic . 183. ; Sankira, vulgo
Quaquara, &c., Kæmpfer Amoen. Ë.v. p. 781. ; Cena gentila, Ital.
E n g 7-avings. Blackw., t. 4 t3 .j Kæmpf. Amcen., t. 782.: P luk. Amal., t. 408. f. 1 .: and o u r / g .
2049.
Spec. Char., S/c. Stem round, with a few spines ;
leaves roundish-ovate, with acute points, 5-nerved.
(Willd.) An evergreen climbing shrub. China
and Japan. Height 20 ft. Introduced in 1759.
Flowers greenish white ; August. Berries red.
The root is very large, fleshy, and reddish : it is
used for food, in some parts of China, instead of
rice; and is considered extremely nourishing. Brown
found it in abundance in Jamaica, where the roots
are used to feed hogs. When first brought to England,
it was cultivated in the stove: it was afterwartls
transferredtothegreen-house; and
it has since been found hardy.
L 10. S . k o t u n d i f o ' l i a L. The round-leaved Smilax.
Jd-'ntification. Lin. Sp., 1460. ; P u rsh F l. Amer. Sept., 2. p. 250.
Engraving. Our fig. 2050.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem round, somewhat prickly. Leaves
roundish-ovate or cordate, very smooth, 5-nerved. Berries
spherical. {Willd.) A climbing evergreen shrub.
North America, from Canada to Carolina. Iieight 6 ft.
Introduced in 1760.
20.50. s . rotundifòlia.
a_ 11. S. Z.AURIFOLIA L. T h e Laurel-leaved Smilax.
Identification. Lin. Sp. Pl., 1460. ; P ursh FI. Amer. Sept., 1. p . 250.
Synonymes. S. altera. Sic., P lum . Ic . ; S. læ'vis, Ac., Catesb. Car. 1.
t. 15.
Engravings. Cat. Car., 1 .1 15. ; Plum. Ic. ; and our fig. 2051.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stems round ; main stem prickly.
Branches unarmed. Leaves coriaceous, elli()tic, 3-
nerved. Umbels on very short peduncles. {WUld.)
A very handsome evergreen climbing shrub. North
America, in sandy boggy woods, from New Jersey
to Georgia. Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in
1739. Flowers g re e n ishw h ite; August. Berries
black ; ripe in September and October.
fl_ 1 2 . S . FAMNbi'DEs L . Th e B la ck -B ry o n j’-like
Smilax.
Identification. Lin. Sp. P l., 1460. ; P ursh FI. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 251. 2051- s . /aurifôüa
LXXIX. ¿ m i l a ' c e a : : ¿ m i ' l a x .
Synonyme. S. .Brybniae nlgr®, See., Catesb. Car. 1. t. 52.
Eiigravings. Cat. Car., 1. t. 53. ; and o u r /g . 2052.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem round and prickly.
Leaves unarmed, cordate-oblong, 7-nerved.
(Willd.) A climbing evergreen shrub,
rather siifll-utescent than woody, Virginia
and Carolina, in sandy wet woods and
bogs. Introduced in 1739, Flowers
greenish wliite ; June and July. Berries
black ; ripe in August and September.
1097
2052. S. iamnSides.
2053. S. c adùca.
A 13. S. CADu'CA L . The deciduous Smilax.
Identification. Lin. Sp. PL, 1460. ; P ursh Fl. Amer. Sept., I. p. 250.
Engraving. O u r /g . 2053.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem round, prickly. Leaves unarmed,
ovate, 3-nerved. ( Willd.) A deciduous climber, with a
flexible stem, armed with a few short spines, black at
the tip. Carthagena in New Spain, and Canada.
Height SO ft. Introduced in 1759. Flowers greenish
white; July. Sparingly produced in British gardens.
fl_ 14. S. glau'ca Sims. The glaucous Smilax.
Identification. Sims in Bot. Mag., t. 1846.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1846. ; and o u r /g . 2109. in p. 1110.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem round, prickly. Leaves unarmed, rotund-ovate, mucronate,
somewhat nerved, glaucous beneath. Peduncles, short, two-flowered.
North America. Height 3 ft. Introd. 1815. Flowers greenish white; July.
§ iii. Stems unarmed, 4-angled.
fl_ 15. S. B o 'n a -n o 'x L . The Bona-nox, or ci/iaZrtcZ, Smilax.
Identification. Lin. Sp. PL, 1460. ; P ursh FL Amer. Sept,, ]. p. 249.
Synonymes. S aspera Indiæ occidentàlis Bauh. Pin. ; A’, variegàta Walt. Fl. Car. 244
Engravings. Pluk. Phyt., t. 111. f. 1.3 and our fig . 2054.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stalks unarmed, angular. Leaves cordate-
ovate, with an acute point, ciliated, 7-nerved. (Willd.) An
evergreen climbing shrub. Carolina and Georgia, in woods.
Height 5 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers greenish
white; June and July.
Plukenet mentions a variety, which he
has figured under the name of S. B. caro-
2054. s. Bòna-nóx. t. 1 II. f. 3.
fi_ 16, S. l a t i f o ' l i a R. Br. The broad-leaved Smilax.
Identification. B ro n n P rod., 293. ; Ait. Hort.
Kew.. ed. 2., 5. p. 390.
Engraving. O u r /g . 2055.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem unarmed, angular.
Leaves ovate ; base half-
iieart-shaped or obtuse, glabrous,
5-nerved; petioles bearing tendrils.
( B r o t v n . ) An evergreen climbing
shrub. New Holland. Height 3 ft. 2055. s.iatifòHa.
to 5 ft. Introduced in 1791.
I t was first ¡daced in the green-house, but has since
been found to stand out at Kew.
fl- 17. S. q u a d r a n g u l a ' r i s Muhl. The four-angled
Smilax.
Identification. Mubl. in Flora Dan. ; Pursh F l. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 249.
Engravings. Dend. B r it, 2056. S. fiwndrang\ilàris t. 109. ; and our 2056.