Our Woodlands, Heaths, And Hedges: a Popular Description of Trees, Shrubs ...
Our Woodlands, Heaths, And Hedges: a Popular Description of Trees, Shrubs ...
W S William Stephen Coleman
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Nat. order, Rhamnacem; Lin. syst. : Pentcmdria Monogynia. Gen. char. : Calyx oampannlate 4-5- clefb, corolla scales protecting the stamens, inserted into the calyx ; stigmas 1-2-5-oleft ; berry 8-4-seeded. — Spec. char. : Spines terminal, flowers 4-cleffc, dioecious ; leaves ovate, stem erect, berry 4-seeded. ' Rkamnus Frangula. Gen. char. : as above. — Spec. char. • Flowers monogynons hermaphrodite; leaves entire smooth; berry 2-seeded. Digitized by VjOOQ IC THE SEA BUCKTHORN, OR SALLOW THORN.... 123 Frdngula). It may be distinguished from the last- mentioned species by its smooth, blackish branches, destitute of thorns ; its oval leaves, not toothed at the edge ; its whitish flowers with purple anthers ; and by the berries containing only two seeds, while those of the common Buckthorn contain four. THE SEA BUCKTHORN, OE SALLOW THORN. (Hipp&ph&e rhamnbutes.) (Plate F, Fig. 1.) Though abundant enough in certain localities, the sallow-thorn seems to be restricted in England to the east and south-east coasts, its range extending from Yorkshire to Kent.
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