L i g u s t r um V u l g a r e . P r i v e t , or P r im.
LIGUSTRUM Linn. Gen. PI. Diand ria Monogynia.
Cor. 4-fida. Bacca tetrafperma.
Rail Syn. A rbores B acciferæ.
LIGUSTRUM vulgare. Liim.SyJl. Vegetal, p. 54. Sp.PUp.io. FI. Sue'c. n .5 . Haller Hill n eon
Scopoli Flor. Carmol. n. 4. Hudfon FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 3.’ Lightfoot FI. Scot.p. 7z. '
LIGUSTRUM Germanicum. Ba.uh. Pin. 475. Ger.em.p. 1394. Parkinfonp. 1446. Rati Svn
ft. 465. Privet, or Prim.
FRUTEX fepedalis circiter,ramofus ; cortex ex cinereo f)
virefeens, punótis plurimis fparfis prominuHs v
exafperata: rami oppofiti, junioribus flexili- V
, bus, purpurafeentibus. . V
FOLIA'oppofita, breviffime petiolata, ovato-lanceo- f
lata, utrinque glabra, integerrima, inferiori- A
bus ad exortum ramulorum minoribus. A
FLORES albi, odorati, paniculati. ©
PANICULA biunciali s jdenfa, fubpyramidata. fj
RAMI paniculæ ut pedicelli ad lentem villofi.
C A L YX : Peri anthiu'M monophyllum, minimum, ©
hæmifphæricum, albidum, ore quadriclentato, ©
dentibus ereftis, minimisé fig. i. ©
COROLLA monopetala, infundibuliformis, alba, cito t
rufefeens. cylindraeeus,longior calyce. I
Limbus quadripartitus, patens, laciniis ovatis |
craffis,- obtufis, jig . 2. a
STAMINA : Filamenta duo, oppofita, breviffima, v
alba. A ntheræ raajufculæ, ereôlæ, longi- §
tudine fere corollas. Pollen flavefcèns, ?
W j T -M - 3- I
PISTILLUM : G ermen fubrotundum. Stylus fili- a
formis, albus, fuperne paululum mcraffatus. ra
Stigma obtufum, crafliufculum; vix mani- @
fefte bifidum, fig. 4. |
PERICARPIUM : Bacca globofa, glabra, nigra, uni- §
Ippularis, fig . g. ?
SEMINA tria five quatuor, hinc convexa, inde angu- a
hla,ßg. 6.. J
A SHRUB, ufually about fix feet high, branched the
baric of a greenilh alh colour, irregularly
jpnnkled with numerous prominent points •
branches oppofite, the young ones flexible
and purplilh.
LEAVES oppofite, Handing on very Ihort foot-ftalks
ovato-lanceolate, fmooth on each fide per’
feftly entire the lower ones at the bottoms
■ „ or the imall branches leaft.
l a M ^ f ? S uWhi'te< fvtecVfcented- forming a panicle.
PANICLE about two inches in length, dole, and fome-
what pyramidal.
BRANCHES of the panicle, as well as the flower-
italks, villous when» magnified.
CALYX : a Perianthium :of one leaf, very fmall
hemifpherical, and whitilh, the month having
four teeth, which are upright and very
mmute, Jig. 1. 7
COROLLA of one petal, funnel-fhaped, white foon
changing to a reddilh-brown colour, th e tube
cylindrical, longer than the calyx. Limb
deeply divided into-four fegments, which are
C T A ,T ,J ? riad'ngVOVate> thick" and obtufe, fig. 2:
STAMINA : two F ilaments, oppofite, very Ihort
and white. A ntheras rather large, upright,
atmoft the length of the corolla. Pollen
yellowilh, jig. 3.
PISTILLUM: G ermen roundifh. S ty le filiform
white elittle thickened above. Stigma ob-
tuie, thickilh, fcarce perceptibly bifid, Jig. 4. .
SEED-VESSELI a round, fmooth, filming, black
berry, of one cavity, 'fie. c
SEEDS three or four, convex on one fide, and angular
on the other, fig. 6.
Previous toithe publication of the Flora Japonica by Profeffor T hunberg* the nrefent celehrafad r, it
to the immortal L .nnasus, Botanifis were acquainted with one fpecies of Liguftram 05V T r BHi
manner: ’ *° h* ^ ,he name ° f j^ n icum , and charaafrifes the two in th e 'T lW in g
Liguftrum vulgare foliis ovatis obtufis, panlcula Jimpliciter trichotoma.
Ligujlrum japonicum foliis ovatis acuminatis panicula dccompofite trichotoma.
In point of utility, not to fay ornament, few of our Englilh or even foreign Ihrubs exceed th, c
Pnvet. Its chief ufe is to form fiich hedges as are required in the dividing of fardens fo'r (belter o^n-nt"™0!11
the. Italian or ever-green Privet, as it is called, which is only a variety of the common fnecies L , r, M 5
ferred for thisI purpole. The Privet bears clipping admirably well; is not liable T b ” d isC r e d l ■ f j pr'u
having roots formed only of fibres, it robs § 1 ground left than almoft any oth“ H | B | | d f 1
better in the frnoke of great cities than moll others ; fo that whoever has akittle garden i n ^ n r h X ’T®
defirous of having a few plants that look green and healthy, may be gratified Privet V “ “ r ’ -and-n
T * M : ^ d WeIf thT e- ^ »ill grow w e l^ n d i theSfhadeand drip o f « ’ K “ U
■ cutlings m° de ° f ra,Eng PnVet,IS fr° m fed s’ though » is “ B»Ue o f being propagated by layers and
as wdl R B l E ^ H °"= i & R
i p
sit iSBsIlss t“,“ S “sSssrr and in times of fcarcity are eaten by different forts of birds • bur hv l ' Me -°? A f i P ?nt f P ^Pring advances,
,: fLoxia PyrrUa). B^rd-catchers X know thb. of en e tch tLr^ « « aS, the
i T p K ^ ^ h ^ ' flick them into th®
purp,e
flowers i^ X T n d P i™ n f i t r b de r h e ^ k u t o l " ^ ” fi“ ari<>” - ^ mod in a moifi foil,
It IS found with three leaves at a joint, with variegated leaves, and white berries. H aller.
* Caroli Petri Thunberg Flora Japonica, Lipfi«e 17-84.