. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 166 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM 238. Prlnos c'^ber. m 6. P. GLAUBER L. The glabrous Winter Berry. Identification. Lio. Spec, 471.; Bee. Prod., 2. p. 17.; Don's Mill., 2. p. 20. Synonyme. Ink berry, Amer. t., j * n.» . ^ Engraving. Our fig. 238. from nature. The figure under thi
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 166 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM 238. Prlnos c'^ber. m 6. P. GLAUBER L. The glabrous Winter Berry. Identification. Lio. Spec, 471.; Bee. Prod., 2. p. 17.; Don's Mill., 2. p. 20. Synonyme. Ink berry, Amer. t., j * n.» . ^ Engraving. Our fig. 238. from nature. The figure under this name in Wats. Dend., t. 27., la that of P. coridceus Punh. Spec. Char., ^c. Evergreen. Leaves lanceolate, with wedge-shaped bases, coriaceous, glabrous, glossy, somewhat toothed at the tip. Flowers mostly three on an axillary peduncle that is usu- ally solitary. Fruit black. {Dec. Prod.) An evergreen shrub. Canada to Florida, in shady woods. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers white ; July and August. Berries black ; ripe in November. A low but very handsome evergreen shrub, which, in its native country, makes a fine show, when covered with its black berries. In Loddiges's arbo- retum it has attained the height of 4 ft., with a regu- lar ovate shape, densely clothed with shining foliage. • 7. P. CORIA^CEUS Pursh. The coriaceous-/«a«e(/ Winter Berry. Identification. Pursh Fl. SepL Amer., 1. p. 221.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 17.; Don's Mill., 2. p. 21. Si/noni^me. P. glaber Wats. Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 27., and Bot.^ Cab., 450., under the name of P. glaber ; and o\afig. 239. Spec. Char., Src Evergreen. Leaf lanceolate, with a wedge- shaped base, coriaceous, glabrous, glossy, entire. Flowers in short, sessile, axillary corymbs, many in a corymb. (Dec. Prod.) A handsome, tall, evergreen shrub. Georgia, ' in sandy woods near the banks of rivers. Height 8 ft. to 10ft. Introduced in 1820. Flowers white; June and July. Berry black; ripe in November. Varieties.
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