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Show 6ib The Hijlory of p· L A~ N T S. HIP P 0 PH A E. T li E calyx of the male flower is divided into two parts, and there !s no corolla.· The calyx of the fe~ai~ flower is alfo d~v~ded into two parts ~ there IS no corolla~ the fiyle is fimple : the fru1t 1s a berry, ~ontammg a fingle feed. • . This genus comprehends the Rhariihmdes of Tournefort and others. · ' Hippophae Joliis integerrimis. The undivided-leaved Hippophae. ~allolb Jrbo:n; o~ rea l5uck:;tbo~n.' The root is fpreading and fibrated: the ~rub rifes to ten ~eet high : the trunk ls covered with a brown bark; the branches w1th a paler, or greemlh, one: the leaves are ·very numerous, oblong, narrow, undivided at the edges, of a dufky green colour on the upper fide, and of a filvery white underneath : the flowers are fmall and greeni(h; the berries large, round, and yellow. It is fi·equent in the Ifle of Ely, and on fame of the Eff'ex !bores. C. Bauhine calls it, Rhamnus falicis folio angufio, fruetu flavefcente. The uther fpecies ~re, 1. The larger-leaved Hippophae, 2 . The ferrated-leaved I{ippophae. MYRICA. T HE male fldwers are arranged into an amentum : the calyx is a fquamma of a luna ted figure: - there is no corolla. The female flowers are . alfo arranged into an amentum: the calyx is a fquamma of a lunated figure: there 1s no corolla; the :fiyles are two : the fruit is a berry, containing only a fingle feed. This genus compr~h ends the Gale of Tournefort and others. Myrica Joliis lanceolatis, fruElu Jicco. . I 1 The lanceolated-leaved Myrica, with a dry f ruit. The root is fpreading, brown, and fibrated : the fhrub grows to three feet high: the branches are tough, £lender, and brown: the leaves are fmall, lanceolate, and of a dulky green colour: the flowers are of a pale whitiili colour. It is a native of moll parts of Europe. Van Royen calls it, Myrica mas et fremina. The other fpecies is the Myrica of America, with fucculent frui t, or the berry-bearing Myrica. M 0 R US. ,-I" H E calyx of the male flower is divided into four parts, and th ere is no coro1Ia.' The calyx of the female flower is compofed of four leaves : there is no corolla • the fiyles are two: the calyces become fucculent and baccated, and each contains a fingle feed. Morus foliis cordatis bflpid~s. The cordated, hffpid-leaved Morus. 1Cbt cotntnon -®utbettp4ree. The root is fpreading and fibrated : the tree grows to a very confiderable fize : it's trunk is thick, and ufually fomewhat tortuous; it's head diffufc, and the branches thick and irregular: the leaves are numerous, moderately large, of a bright green colour, broad eft at the bafe, where they are fomewhat cordated, and fer rated at the edges ; they terminate in a !harp point, and are fomewhat hairy : the flowers are fmall and greeni!h: the fruit oblong, large, and green at firft, afterwards red, but black, when ripe. It is a native of China, and of fome parts of Italy. C. Bauhine calls it, Morus fruetu nigro. '!'he ~ther fpecies are, 1. The obliquely-cordated, ii11ooth-leaved Mulberry, ~it!l whtte fru1t. 2. The leffer-fruited, fmoother-leaved Mulberry; and, 3· The lacimated- leaved Mulberry. Clafi The - Hiftory of p, . L A N T s. I \ > ; J, , C!afs the Twenty Second. Order the Fifth. D I OE C ~ A P E N T A N D R I A. Plants with the male and female flowers on Jeparate plants, and with Jive flamina in the flower. ' • I ; A N 1' •t. I? E s M A. T H E calyx of the male flower is cdmpofed of five leaves : there is no corblla : the anthera~ are bifid. The calyx of the female flower is alfo compofed of five leaves ~ there is no corolla: the fiigmata are five: the fruit is a cylindric berryi containing only one feed . Thefe charaCters fufficiently di!l:ingu_ilh the Antidefma, without a farther defcription. - .,., P I S 0 N I A, 'THE calyx of the male flower is formed of a fingle leaf, divided into fi~e feg-ments: the corolla is of an infundibuliform iliape, and is divided alfo into five fegments at the rim. The calyx of the female flower is formed alfo of a fingle leaf, oivided into five fegments, and is fituated on the germen : the corolla is of an infundibuliform iliape, and divided into five fegments: the :fiyle is ilmple : the fruit is :l. capfule, formed of three valves, containing ohly one cell, and in it a fingle feed. Thefe charaCters fufficiently alfo di!l:inguilh the Pifohia, without a fatther defcriptiarr. PISTACH ·IA . T HE 'male flo~ers are arranged into an amentum : the caly" is divided into five fegments : there is no corolla. The1 female flowets are difiihet : the calyx is divided into three fegments : there is no corolla : the fiyles are three, and the fruit is a drupe, containing a fingle kernel. · This genus comprehends the T~rebirtthlis a:nd Lentifc~s of Tournefort and others. 1. P).fla.ch,i~ Joliis imparl-pinnatis, ' fofiolis ovato-lan~ ceo/atis. The pil1nated-leaved Pi.ftachia, with ovato-lanceolate pinnce. 1rbe 3tnr~ penttne:;ttet. , The root is brachiated : the tree is an ever-green, and grows to the fize of our pt!arhees : the bark is brown, thick, and full of cracks : th~ branches are numerous: the leaves fiand alternately, and are pinna ted ; the pinnre fiand oppoGte, on the rib, and are rigid, firm, of a firong green colour, and not unlike the bay-leaf, but more obtufe ; the male flowers are fmall, and purpli(h ; the female flowers are very fmall, and greenilli: the fruit is roundjih, and contains,' within· a membranaceous ihell, a fingle kernel. . 1t is a native of Cyprus and Chios, and .~f fame parts of E~rope. '!he Chio. Tur-pentine of the {bops flows naturally from It s trunk. C. Bauhme calls lt, Terebmthus vulgaris. 2. Pijlachia Joliis impari-pinnatis,foliolis f~6rotundis. 1tbt ~tfi:acbta~ The pinnated-leaved Pijlachia, with roundijh pinnce. . nut~ttee. The root is fpreading ~ the tree grows to a confiderable fize ~ the trunk is th~ck, and covered with a brown, cracked bark: the branches are num_erous and fpreadmg l _the leaves are pinnated, and terminated by .an odd pinna; the ptnnre. are huge, rounc.lilh: nervous, and not placed exaCtly overagamfi: one another on the nb: the male flowers are arranged into loofe catkins; the female are very fmall, and are fucceeded by the Pifl:achia-nuts we eat. 7T It |
