. The American flora : or history of plants and wild flowers : containing their scientific and general description, natural history, chemical and medical properties, mode of culture, propagation , &c., designed as a book of reference for botanists, physicians, florists, gardeners, students, -eights to three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and sometimesextends several rods in length ; the stem is covered with a reddishbrown bark, and seldom exceeds an inch in diameter; the leavesare tapering near the base, with minute teeth along the mai-gins,and a sharp and extended point; the blossoms a
. The American flora : or history of plants and wild flowers : containing their scientific and general description, natural history, chemical and medical properties, mode of culture, propagation , &c., designed as a book of reference for botanists, physicians, florists, gardeners, students, -eights to three-fourths of an inch in diameter, and sometimesextends several rods in length ; the stem is covered with a reddishbrown bark, and seldom exceeds an inch in diameter; the leavesare tapering near the base, with minute teeth along the mai-gins,and a sharp and extended point; the blossoms are of a greenish3eliow color, and very fragrant; the berries grow in clusters, andremain upon the vines during winter. EarJy m the autumn, theyare of an orange color, but after the first or second frost, the exter-nal covering divides into three valves, which turn backward, anddisclose a beautiful scarlet berry in the centre. It flowers in thefirst or second week in June. A very beautiful description of this species of Bitter Sweetmay be found in Mattersons Vegetable Practice, from which wecopy. The Bitter Sweet is a woody vine, attaining, in favorablesituations, the height of thirty or forty feet. It twines around thebranches of trees similar to the grape-vine, and creeps upon hedges, HO. ^^ (..ucc<^r U. NAT. ORDER. CELASTRINEvE. lU fences, and rocks. It has various names—as staff tree, red root,fever twig, and wax work. It is common throughout the northernand southern States, thriving the most in a rich, dampsoil. The solanum dulcamara, or woody night-shade, is sometimesconfounded with this plant, probably on account of the name hittersweet being common to them both. The dulcamara possesses poi-sonous properties, and hence the necessity of this caution. It hasa slender, vine-like stem, seldom exceeding seven or eight feet inlength, with leaves of a dull green color, and clusters of elegantpurple blossoms, which remain in bloom from June till August. Medical
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