i ; '
Spec. Char., f r . Stem tetragonoiis. Leaves unarmed, ovate, a ra te , 5-nerved.
(WiUd.) An evergreen climbing shrub. North Amenca. Height 5 tt. to
lo f t . Introduced in 1812. Flowers pinkish ; June and July. Berries
black ; ripe iu September.
2057- S. lanceolàta
§ iv. Stems unarmed, round.
8_ 18. S. l a n c e o l a ' t a L . Tlie lanceolate-fcaued
Smilax.
Mmtification. Lin. Sp. P l., 1460.; P n rsh Fl, Amer, Sept., 1.
Simoiwme. S. non-spinbsa, &c., Cat. Car.
Kngrdvingo. Catesb. Car., 2. t. 84. ; anti our fig . 2057.
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem unarmed, round. Leaves
unarmed, lanceolate. (WUld.) An evergreen
climbing shrub. Carolina. Height 15 ft. to 20 ft.
Introduced in 1785. Flowers greenish white ;
Inly anti August. Berries red ; ripe in September.
8_ 19. S. v i k g i n i a ' n a Mill. The Virginian Smilax.
MenUflcation. Mill. Diet., No. 9. ; Mart. Mill., No. 20. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.
Engraving. Pluk. P h y t., t. HO. f. 4. ; and o u r fig . 2058
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem prickly, angular. Leaves lanceolate,
unarmed, acuminate. (M ill.) An evergreen climbing shrub.
Virginia. Height 5 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in 1800. Flowers
greenish white ; June and July.
This species is somewhat tender ; but there are plants in the
2058. S. n r e in i à ta . opcii gtound at Messrs. Loddiges’s.
t . 20. S. ru'BERA Willd. The downy Smilax.
Mmlificalion. Willd. Sp. P l., 4. ; P u rsh F l. Amer. Sent. 1., p. 250.
Si/novyme. S. pCimila ÌVall. Car. 244.
E n g ra v in g O u r /g . 205>).
Spec. Char., 4c. Stem unarmed, round. Leaves
oblong, acute, cordate, indistinctly ömerved ; soft
and pubescent beneath. Bernes oblong, acute
(1Vil/d.) An evergreen climbing shrub. North
America. Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in
1806. Flowers greenish. Berries white.
? either not introduced, or of which ive have not seen
the Plants.
2059. S. púbera.
Kinds of 8milax which
LHC Í - lUHLO.
s . omta Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p. 249. — Stem subarmecl ; leaves
smooth, ovate, 3-nerved, and very shming on both sides ; berries black. A
native of Georgia, near Savannah; flowering in July.
S óffla Pursh 1. c. p. 2 5 0 .— Stem subarmed, slightly angular; leaves
3-nerved, lanceolate, coriaceous, glabrous ; berries wliite. Found by Walter,
in sandy ground on the edge o f rivulets, m Carolina ; flowering in June.
S. panduràta Pursh 1. c. p. 251. — Stem prickly; leaves ovate, fiddleshaped,
acuminate, 3-nerved ; smooth and shming on both sides. ^ bound by
Pureh in sandy woods, from New Jersey to Carolina ; flowering in July.
S ’niara W. and S. catalónica Poir. are natives of Spain, from which country
they were brought to England in 1817. The first is probably a black-ber-
ried variety of S, áspera. _
S. hórrida Desf. — A native of North America, introduced in 1820.
s ' Villándsxa Ham., S. macrophylla Roxb., (Royle 111. vol. 1. p. 384., and
vol. 2. t. 94. fig. 2. ; and our f g . 2109. in p. 1110.) has elliptical, mucronate,
5-nerved, smooth leaves. Mysore. Not yet introduced.
S. alpina W. — A native of Greece, introduced in 1820
L x x x . ü h a ' c e æ : B u ' s c u s .
O r d e r L X X X . ilL IA 'C E Æ .
OltD. Ch a r . Perianth regular, 6-parted. Stamens 6, opposite the segments,
and inserted in their bases. Ovarium free. Style 1. Capsule 3-celled, 3^
valved, with a loculicidal dehiscence. Seeds many, generally flat, packed
one above another, in one or two ranks ; testa spongy or dilated. Albumen
fleshy. Embryo straight, having the radicle next the hilum. (G .D o n .)
Leaves simple, alternate or opposite, stipulate or exstipulate, deciduous
or evergreen ; with parallel veins. Flowers mostly white. — Shrubs mostly
evergreen ; natives of Europe, Asia, and America.
In British gardens, the only genera which contain hardy ligneous plants
are tw o ; which are thus contradistinguished : —
rttj's cu s . Flowers dioecious. Stamens 5, monadelphous. Style 1. Cells
of berry 2-seeded. (G . Don.)
Y u 'cca. Perianth campanulate. Stamens thickest a t top. Stigma sessile.
Capsule trigonal. Seeds flat. (G . Don.)
In our first edition the shrubby species o f Aispâragus are included, but they
are here omitted as not being perfectly hardy.
G e n u s I.
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I m .
iîU 'SC tT S B. T h e B u t c h e r ’s Bkoom. Lin. Sysi. Dioe'cia Triándria.
Identification. L in . Gen., 534. ; Ju s s ., 42.: Fl. B r., 1073. ; T o u rn ., t. 15. : Lam., t, 815. : Gærtn..
t. 16.
Synonymes. Fragon, Fr. ; Mäusedorn, Ger. ; Rusco, Ital.
Derivation. It is said to have been anciently called Bruscus, from heux, box, and kelem, holly
{Celtic), box ho lly ; or from buxus, box. Some suppose it to be derived from rvssus, flesh-
coloured ; alluding to th e colour of th e fruit. T h e word ruscus was, however, applied to any
prickly plant by the ancient Romans, as ruscus sylvestris, th e hoily, &c.
Gen. Char. Perianth 6-parted. Stamens 6, monadelphous, antheriferoiis in
the male flowers, but naked in the female ones. Style 1. Berry globose,
3-celled; cells 2-seeded. {G. Bon.)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; alike green on both
surfaces. Flowers rising from the midribs of th e le av e s ; always dioecious,
except in R. racemòsus. — Low evergreen shrubs, natives o f Europe and
Africa.
Though, in a practical point of view, the species in British gardens are
treated as evergreen shrubs, yet, in a strict sense, they are biennial plants,
like the raspberry and the bramble. They all thrive in sandy soil, and are
readily increased by division of the root.
Jt 1. R. a c u l e a 'tu s L. The prickly, or common. Butcher’s Broom.
Identification. Lin. Sp. P l., 1474. ; Eng. Bot., t. 560. ; Eng. F l., 4. p. 235. ; Hook. B r. Fl., p. 431.
Synovymes. R . wyrtifnlius aculeàtus T onrn. Inst. ; Box Holly, Knee Holly, wild Myrtle, prickly
P ettig ree ; Houx Frelon, petit Houx, Buis piquant, Fragon épineux, Fragon piquant, Fr. ; Stechender
Mäusedorn, Ger. ; Rusco, Ital.
Engravings. Eng. Bot., t. 560. ; and o u r /á". 2060.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, sharp-pointed, flowering on the upper side,
without a leaflet. (Smith.) An evergreen suffrutescent plant. Britain.
Height 1 ft. to 3 ft. Flowers greenish white; March and April. Berries
scarlet ; ripe in the beginning of winter; very ornamental.
Varieties.
a. R. a. 2 roiundìfòìius Barrel. Ic. 517., Mart. Mill. R. vulgaris fòlio
ampliòre Dill. Elth. 333, 334. t. 251. f. 3 2 4 .— Leaves somewhat
larger and rounder than those of the species.
JJ. R. a, 3 láxus Smith. R. láxus Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836. — Leaves elliptic,
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