. is native of sunny places inwestern Asia, and in southern Europe, from Spain to Caucasus; and, accordingto Mr. Nuttall, it is truly indigenous on the high rocky banks of Grand River, inArkansas, North America. This plant appears to have been known to Pliny, who mentions it as an Apen-nine shrub, under the name of coggygria. It was introduced into Britain in1656, and was cultivated by Tradescant, and is described by Gerard as anexcellent and most beautiful plant, with leaves of the capparis, and the savourof the pistachia. Mr. Loud
. is native of sunny places inwestern Asia, and in southern Europe, from Spain to Caucasus; and, accordingto Mr. Nuttall, it is truly indigenous on the high rocky banks of Grand River, inArkansas, North America. This plant appears to have been known to Pliny, who mentions it as an Apen-nine shrub, under the name of coggygria. It was introduced into Britain in1656, and was cultivated by Tradescant, and is described by Gerard as anexcellent and most beautiful plant, with leaves of the capparis, and the savourof the pistachia. Mr. Loudon observes that there are old plants of it at Syon;and a very fine one at Deepden, the diameter of the head of which is nearlytwenty feet; but the largest specimen in England is at Enville, in Staffordshire,where it has attained more than double that size. This shrub was introduced into the United States by the late William Prince,of Flushing, New York, in about 1790, and may be found in most of the nur-series and collections in various parts of the VENETIAN SUMACH. 183 Soil and Culture. This shrub prospers best in a dry loam, though it willgrow in any common garden soil. It may be propagated by seeds, or by peg-ging down the branches flat to the ground, in the spring, and strewing eartliover them. Young shoots will rise and take root at the base, which may from the parent stock in autumn, and planted in pots or in the site when;they are intended to remain. As an ornamental shrub, this species deserves aplace in every garden and collection where there is room for it to extend itselfAnd there is but little doubt but it might be profitably cultivated in many partsof the United States, for the purposes of tanning and dyeing. Uses, 4^. In Greece, and in the south of Russia, the whole plant is used fortanning, and for dyeing leather, wool, and silk, yellow. In Italy, particularlyabout Venice, it is used for dyeing black. In Syria, Palestine, Franco, Spain,and P
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