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Show Th G@ EB oNiU The HERBAL. BRITISH ~S *B°R*l TT S°H* Gag VI. Deh. A and is very fmall. The flower is formed of Be. cup is placed on the rudiment of the fruit, at the rim, which turn back. The body of a fingle petal, and is divided into four fegments feveral feeds in four cells. re whicha in is a round berry, itis hollow. ‘The fruit 1. The red Whortle. Vitis idea frudiu rubro, Ws zx This is a-fmall fhrub, with flender, purplifh The leaves are roundifh, and of a dark green, obtufe at the ends, and notatall ferrated at the We have three other fpecies. The fhrub is larger, and the berries round and black. 2: Angular-ftalked Billberry-buth, angulofa. The flowers are greenifh, with a tinge of red. "The berries are round, red, and well tafted. It is common in our northern counties on G The Water Elder. ie Opulus vulgaris. DETTE 05 Itis a weak fhrub of fivefeet high, The branches are numerous, and their bark brown. Gite and the berries black. myrtinis crifpis. The leaves curled, and Vil. U's HONYSUCKLE. EMN: Linnzus places this among the pentandria monogynia. 1. Common Honeyfuckle. Caprifolium vulgare. P7073 3 The fhrub is fmall; the branches tough, flen- der, weak, and climbing. The leaves are oblong, large, and of a bluifh green. The flowers ftand in handfome tufts at the tops of the branches; and are of a fine pale yellow with fome white amongit. Theberries are red. whitifh green on the upper fide, and white and The Wayfaring-Tree, Viburnum. meally underneath. CY, Brno The flowers are white, and the berries, when Thetree is of moderate ftature, and its bark "Pe are black. Wehaveit in hedges, principally in our fous The twigs are whitifh and very tough. The leaves are broad, roundifh, and of a C. Bauhinecalls it Caprifolium non perfoliatum Germanicum. GB Wehave one other fpecies. 2. Oak-leaved Honeyfuckle, Caprifoliumnon perfoliatum foltis finnatis. The leaves deeply finuated. Each ach is compofed of four fmall, A oblon » and oblong berry, containing a ftone with two kernels. Linnzeus places this amongthe tetrandria monogynia. gee cup is very fmall, and hasfive dents at the edge. petals, with crooked tips. The fruit is a round berry. Linneus places this among the pentandria monogynia, The ftem is woody, and climbs; fixingitfelf by tendrils, in manner of roots. The leaves are of a blackifh green, and vari- ous figure; fome oblong and fimple ; others diNided into three lobes. rk, The flowers are placed in tufts, and are of a G Theberries are black. Tt is common in hedges and againft walls of old buildings. C. Bauhinecalls it Hedera arborea, alt petals. n The f Toit i P ve ane Theleaves are oblong, undivided, and of a This is a fhrub of five feet high. pire twigs are tough, and covered with a red greenifh white. pointed i dufky green. Cornus Femina. Z°C7 The flower is compofed of five oblong XIL, CORNUS. The Common Dogberry-Tree. HEDER A. 8 ina flowers are placed in fmall umbells, and have a, little cup divided by four indentings at the rim. XX. NU, DOGBERRY-TR EE. 1 Wy) CommonIvy. thern counties. 3 C+ Baubine: calls it. ilurnaan It is commonin hedges, and flowersin July. NUS Hedera vulgaris. PCZS.A XI. thefe turn back. Thefruit is a roundifh berry, containing a fingle feed. Linnzus places this among the pentandria trigynia. is brown. Thefruit is a roundifh, umbilicated berry. aS HE flowers are difpofed in fmall umbells. The cup is minute, and divided by five dents at the edge. ‘The flower is formed of a fingle petal, divided into five obtufe fegments; and The flower is formed of a fingle petal, which turn back. is tubular, long, and flender; and at the rim divided into five fegments, which Natmbhe! VIBURNU™M. CA Pee Tre O £2) OC OM. Gae Eon WAYFARING-TREE the fruit black. HE cup is fmall, and divided into five parts. The leaves are broad, and of a faint green ; irregularly divided into three lobes, and ferrated. The flowers are white ; and the berries r It is common by uae of ce C. Bauhinecalls it Sambucus aquatica flore fimplici. Vitis idea The twigs green and ridged, 3. Myrtle-leaved Billberry-buth, Vitis idea foliis boggy ground. axe Linnzus placesthis among the pentandria trigynia. 7 1. The great Billberry-buth, Vitis idea magna, edges. 8. IHE flowers are placed in umbells on fubdivided branches. The cup is minute, and dented in five places at the edge. Each flower is formed of fingle petal, divided int 0 five ; ve felegments, * 4 = which turn backward. ‘The fruit is a roundihh berry. C. Bauhinecalls it Vitis idea foliis fubrotundis non crenatis baccis rubris. branches, ipialU WAT ER) BiiDenR, One) OREO OS: WHORTLE wei 7S HEIRAB 4 Ae: aie The flowers are fmall and white; and the berries, when ripe, are black. It is common in hedges. C. Bauhine and others call it Cornus famina, UY 8 XIU. ELDER. SAMBUCUS. Tt flowers are placed in large umbells.. *The cupis fmall, and divided into five parts at the edge. The flower itfeif is formed of a fingle petal; and is hollow, and divided. into five final fein Pines * which turn backwards. The berry is roundifh, and containsthree feeds. ae this among the pentandria trigynia, * 1. Jagged- |