. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Genus 3. STAFF-TREE FAMILY, I. Celastrus scandens L. Shrubby or Climbing Bittersweet. Waxwork. Staff-tree. Fig. 2802. ?Cclaslrus bullalus L. Sp. PI. 196. 1753- Celastrus scandens L. Sp. PI. 196. 1753. A twining woody vine, ascending trees to a height of 25° or more, or trailing on the ground where it hiclcs support. Leaves alternate, some- what 2-ranked by the twistin
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Genus 3. STAFF-TREE FAMILY, I. Celastrus scandens L. Shrubby or Climbing Bittersweet. Waxwork. Staff-tree. Fig. 2802. ?Cclaslrus bullalus L. Sp. PI. 196. 1753- Celastrus scandens L. Sp. PI. 196. 1753. A twining woody vine, ascending trees to a height of 25° or more, or trailing on the ground where it hiclcs support. Leaves alternate, some- what 2-ranked by the twisting of the stem, ovate, oval or obovate, 2-4' long, 1-2' wide, glabrous on both sides, acuminate or acute at the apex, acute or rounded at the base, crenulate, petioles 6"-9" long; flowers greenish, about 2" broad, in terminal compound racemes2-4'in length; petals crenate. much longer than the calyx-lobes; cap- sule yellow, or orange, 5"-6' in diameter, open- ing in autumn and exposing the showy red aril. In rich soil, Quebec to North Carolina, especially along the mountains, west to Manitoba, Kansas and .\ew Mexico. Foliage sometimes variegated. June. Staff-vine. Fever-twig. False bitter-sweet. Climb- ing orange-root. Roxbury wax-work. Jacob' Family 78. STAPHYLEACEAE DC. Prodr. 2: 2. 1825. Trees or shrubs, with mostly opposite odd-pinnate or 3-foliolate stipulate leaves, and regular perfect flowers in terminal or axillary clusters. Sepals, petals and stamens usually 5. Carpels mostly 3. Disk large, the stamens in- serted at its base without. Anthers introrse, 2-celled. Fruit a dehiscent blad- dery capsule in the following genus, indehiscent in some others. Seeds solitary or few in each carpel; testa hard ; endosperm fleshy ; embryo straight. About 5 genera, and 22 species, widely distributed. I. STAPHYLEA L. Sp. PI. 270. 1753. Shrubs, with opposite 3-foliolate or pinnate leaves, and axillary drooping racemes or panicles of whi
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