the leaves are seldom so narrow as to be called lanceolate; but there can be
little doubt of its being the same species.
6. R. parvijolius: unarmed; leaves ovate, serrulate, pubescent (in the
young state), acute or emarginate; flowers solitary or 2-3 together, axillary,
on very short pedicels, tetrandrous (rarely pentandrous); petals minute, 2-
lobed, partly surrounding the very xshort stamens ; styles 2, united belew,
very short and conical. » f c a , -jl
Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, Pursh ! (v. s. in herb. Barton).—A shrub with
smooth gray bark! Leaves (immature) half an inch long, pubescent, particularly
on the lower surface, acute at the base. Tube of the calyx narrow, attenuated
downward. Petals about as long as the stamens. Ovary (abortive)
oblong shorter than the tube of the calyx. Wg have only seen immature
specimens of this plant, in the herbarium of the late Dr. Barton. They
were labelled in the hand-writing of Pursh “ Rhamnus franguloides, mihi.—
Miqhx. ? Harper’s Ferry.” We cannot refer it to any other species described
in this work. It may be the R. franguloides of Pursh’s Flora, but it is
certainlv not the plant of Michaux.
tt Flowers pentandrous.
7 . R. alnifolius (L’Her.) : erect, unarmed; leaves oval, acuminate, serrate
pubescent oh the veins beneath ; flowers solitary or aggregated, pentandrous
(rarely tetrandrous), apetalous; styles 3, very short, united nearly to
the summit; disk somewhat fleshy; fruit roundish-turbinate.—UHer. sert.
p 5 • T o r r.! fl. 1. p. 263 ; DC. prodr. 2. p. 25 ; Hook. jl. Bor.-Ant. 1. p.
122 t. 42. R. franguloides, Michx. jl. 1. p. 153; Pursh, jl. 1. p. 166?
Sphagnous swamps, Hudson’s Bay, New England ! and northern part ol
New-York! to Pennsylvania {Muhlenberg). May-June.—A shrub 2-4 feet
hio-h Leaves 1-3 inches long, acute at the base ; the lateral veins oblique
and rather prominent. Flowers produced on the lower part of the young
shoots ; pedicels 2-3 lines long. Tube of the calyx hemispherical; sepals
spreading. Fruit black, rather fleshy, about the size of a currant, 3-seeded.
Seeds plano-convex, without a furrow.
8. R. Carolinianus (Walt.) : erect, unarmed ; leaves oval-oblong, obscurely
serrate nearly glabrous (or rarely pubescent beneath); umbels axillary, on
peduncles much shorter than the petioles; flowers perfect, pentandrous (sometimes
tetrandrous), petals minute, embracing the very short stamens; styles
united to the summit; stigmas 3; fruit globose, rather dry, 3-4-seeded.—
Walt. Car. p. 101; Michx.! jl. 1. p. 153; Pursh, jl. 1. p. 166; Ell. sk.
1. p. 289; DC. prodr. l .p . 27. . . . , _ . ...
Banks of rivers, North Carolina! to Florida! west to the Rocky Mountajns
|__Usually a shrub, but sometimes (as in Palmetto Creek, Laurens
County Georgia, Croom) it becomes a tree 30-40 feet high. Leaves 3-6
inches long and 1-2 inches wide, sometimes acuminate, irregularly serrate,
the serratures often very indistinct; sometimes the margin is waved; lateral
veins ( 10- 12) rather distant. Umbels 5-15-flowered. Petals 2-lobed. Style
rather short: stigmas minute. Fruit as large as a small pea, mostly 3-seeded.
Seeds plano-convex, without a groove on one side.
9. R. Purshianus (DC.): erect, unarmed; leaves broadly elliptical, denticulate
serrate, pubescent beneath; umbels axillary, on peduncles longer than
the petioles pubescent; flowers perfect, pentandrous ; petals minute, embracing
the very short stamens; styles united to the summit; stigmas 3; fruit
turbinate, 3-seeded.—DC. prodr. 2. p. 25; Hook.! fl. Bor.-Am. 1. p. 123,
t 43. R- alnifolius, Pursh, fl. 1. p. 166, not of UHer.
Woods Oregon Dr. Scouler! Nuttall! Nootka, Menzies.—A shrub or
small tree, 10-20 feet, with a trunk 9 inches in diameter. Leaves 3-5 inches
long; and 14-2 inches in diameter, sometimes slightly cordate at the base,
rarely acute or with a slight acumination ; the lower sur^ c® *^°n^ Y ?> t
cent; the lateral veins (14-16) prominent. Umbels 10-20-flowered. Petals
2-lobed. Styles rather short. Fruit the size of a large pea, b k c £ Seeds
plano-convex, shining, without a groove. Resembles R. ar ,
differs in its broader leaves, more numerous veins, longer peduncles, and
larger pyriform fruit.
10. R. ferrugineus (Nutt.): leaves oblong-elliptical, acute, entire, the
younger ones and calyx ferrugineous-tomentose; umbels axillary sessile,
flowers perfect, pentandrous; petals minute; style short; stigmas 3.
in jour. acad. Philad. 7. p. 90. , , '„u
Near Key West, Florida) Mr. T. R. Peale. (ex Nuttf). A shrub or small
tree. Leaves about 2 inches long, slightly pubescent beneath in the adult
state. Umbels 10- 20-flowered in the axils of the petioles towards the end oi
the branches: pedicels 2-3 lines long. Calyx thickly clothed with rusty
down. Petals at first involving the stamens. Nutt.—W e have not seen this
plant.. Some of our specimens of R. Carolinianus agree very well with tne
description.
11. R. Californicus (Eschs.): branches angular, grayish-tomentose;
leaves oval, serrulate, mostly acute, reticulately veined, glabrous on both sides,
flowers fasciculate-umbelled; pedicels tomentose, as long as the petioles,
calyx 5-cleft; petals 5, scale-like; style 5-cleft; fruit 2-seeded. Eschscholtz,
in mem. acad. St. Petersb'. 10. p.281. . i- v .
In bushy places, California, Eschscholtz.—A shrub about 12 feet high.
stem terete,1 fuscous, nearly glabrous. Leaves 1J inch long: petioles tomentose.
Fascicles about 3-flowered. Petals yellowish-green. Eschscholtz.
12. R.7 Texensis: much branched and straggling ; branches pubescent;
leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, somewhat acute, villous-pubescent on both sides,
denticulate-serrulate, the veins prominent and very oblique (flowers solitary
?) ; fruit broadly turbinate, 2- 3-seeded; seeds tumid, without a furrow.
Texas, Drummond! (coll. 2. no. 67.) -Branches whitish flexuous.
Leaves about | of an inch long, somewhat coriaceous, obtuse, or a little acute
at the base: petioles 1-2 lines long. Fruit 3-4 lines in diameter, with a very
thin black pulp, obscurely lobed. Seed very smooth and shining — We have
not seen the flowers, but the plant appears to be a Rhamnus, and is very is
tinct from any species with which we are acquainted.
3. SAGERETIA. Brongn. in ann. sci. not. 10. p. 359, t. 13. ƒ. 2.
Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft. Petals convolute or cucullate. Stamens 5: anthers
ovate, 2-celled. Ovary partly immersed in the slightly concave and
entire disk, 3-celled: style short and thick, 3-lobed at the summit. Fruit
somewhat baccate, indehiscent, 3-celled.—Shrubs with slender often spines-
cent branches. Leaves somewhat opposite, on short petioles. Flowers in
simple or branched interrupted rigid spikes.
The character of the fruit (which was unknown to Brongniart) is drawn solely
from E. Michauxii, and may not apply to all the species.
1. S. Michauxii (Brongn.): branches thorny when old; leaves opposite,
membranaceous, ovate or oblong-ovate, nearly sessile, remotely denticulate-
serrate, shining; flowers very minute, in paniculate spikes; petals minute,
enclosing the stamens ; stigmas nearly sessile; fruit 3-seeded.—Brongn. I. c.
Rhamnus minutiflorus, Michx. ! fl. 1. p. 154; Pursh, fl. 1. p. 166 ; Ell. sk,
1. p. 289; DC. prodr. 2. p. 28, .