. 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. t- 2. 5. exce'lsa L. The tall Smilax. S04'J. S. uspera. Identification. Lin. Sp., 1458. ; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 687. Si/nonymes. S. orientJiIis, &c., Tourn. Cor. 4.^., Bux. Cent. \. S. aspera Alp. Meypt. ed. 2. 140. Engravings. Bux. Cent., 1. t. 27.; Alp. .Kgypt., ed. 2
. 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. t- 2. 5. exce'lsa L. The tall Smilax. S04'J. S. uspera. Identification. Lin. Sp., 1458. ; Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 5. p. 687. Si/nonymes. S. orientJiIis, &c., Tourn. Cor. 4.^., Bux. Cent. \. S. aspera Alp. Meypt. ed. 2. 140. Engravings. Bux. Cent., 1. t. 27.; Alp. .Kgypt., ed. 2,, ; i,nd our fig. 2043. Spec. Char., S)-c. Stem prickly, angular. Leaves unarmed, cordate, 9-nerved. (Wi/td.) A climb- ing evergreen shrub. Syria. Height 6 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 1739. Flowers greenish white ; August and September. Berries red or black; ripe in November. Stems 4-cornered, and prickly; mounting to the tops of tall trees, by means of their clasping tendrils. Leaves 2 in. long, and If in. broad at the base, having 5 longitudinal nerves, but no spines on their margins. The roots resemble and possess the same qualities as those of S. aspera, but are inferior to those of S. Sarsaparilla. S045. s.«ciisa. L 3. S. ru'bens Wats. The ved-te7idriled Smilax. Idi'ntificaticm. Watson Dend. Brit., t. 108. Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 108.; and our^g. 2044. Spec. Char., 8^c. Stem angular, prickly. Leaves rather. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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