. Bulletin. AMERICAN MEDICINAL FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND SEEDS. 9 1£ to 2 inches long, with somewhat pointed apex and wavy-toothed or unbroken margins; they are dark green above and paler green underneath. The leaflets are somewhat hairy when young, but later they become smooth or, at least, are only slightly hairy. About April or May, before the leaves are out, the greenish yellow flowers appear, crowded together in small stemless clusters in the axils of the branches. The seed capsules are roundish or somewhat oval, wrinkled or pitted, green- ish red, and with a lemon odor. One or two shining bla
. Bulletin. AMERICAN MEDICINAL FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND SEEDS. 9 1£ to 2 inches long, with somewhat pointed apex and wavy-toothed or unbroken margins; they are dark green above and paler green underneath. The leaflets are somewhat hairy when young, but later they become smooth or, at least, are only slightly hairy. About April or May, before the leaves are out, the greenish yellow flowers appear, crowded together in small stemless clusters in the axils of the branches. The seed capsules are roundish or somewhat oval, wrinkled or pitted, green- ish red, and with a lemon odor. One or two shining black seeds are contained in each capsule. The southern prickly ash is generally taller than the northern, but rarely exceeds 45 feet in height, and sometimes occurs only as a shrub. The bark of the trunk is of a slate-gray color, and the entire tree is covered with sharp spines. All of these spines have broad corky bases, which on the trunk remain after the spines or prickles have fallen away. The spines on the leaf stems and branches are larger than those of the trunk. The leaves consist of 5 to 17 leaf- lets, 1J to 3 inches long, ovate lance shaped in outline, pointed at the top, and with uneven sides furnished with wavy-toothed margin; the upper sur- face is smooth and shining and the lower side dull. The numerous small, greenish white flowers are produced after the leaves have appeared, in large clusters at the ends of the branches, not in the axils of the leaves as in the northern prickly ash. The wrinkled seed capsules are round- ish obovoid and contain roundish ob- long, black, and coarsely wrinkled seeds. (Fig. 6.) Collection, uses, and prices.—The berries are gathered at time of ma- turity. As found in the stores They consist of the open, valved, brownish capsules, sometimes with the seed still inclosed, but generally it has shattered out. They have an aromatic odor, a pungent, aromatic taste, and are used medicinally for their stimulant, carminative, and antispasmodi
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