The Wild Sarsaparilla.
Schisandra coccinea, Mich. Flor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 218, Pursh, Flor. Amer. vol i. p. 212.—Pentandria Polygynia, Linn.
A climbing shrubby plant, distinguished by its carmine-coloured flowers, consisting of nine sepals; its numerous, one-seeded berries, and elliptico-lanceolate leaves, acute at both ends, and supported upon a long petiole.