Black Bryony, or the Bryony lady-seal, the Tamus communis, L. is also a native of England. It has a large root, sending forth several stems, large heart-shaped, dark-green leaves; greenish flowers, and red berries. It blows from May to August, and is fre-quently found under hedges. According to Dr. Withering, its young shoots are good eating, when dressed like asparagus; but horses refuse to eat the plant. Its root is like that of the white bryony, acrid and stimulating.

The several exotic species of the bryony, as the Africana, the race-mosu, with a red olive-shaped fruit, the Crttica, or spotted bryony of Crete, the variegata, or American bryony, merit cultivation, on account of their beautiful appearance, when full of fruit.