Amongst trees the Conifers are conspicuous at Lamteng, and all are of genera typical both of Europe and North America: namely, silver fir, spruce, larch, and juniper, besides the yew: there are also species of birch, alder, ash, apple, oak, willow, cherry, bird-cherry, mountain-ash, thorn, walnut, hazel, maple, poplar, ivy, holly, Andromeda, rhamnus.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
But when Micion, with a large force of Macedonians and mercenaries, began to pillage the sea-coast, having made a descent upon rhamnus, and overrun the neighboring country, Phocion led out the Athenians to attack him.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh
He recovered, however, and, as soon as he was in a condition to take the field, won over divers cities which had revolted from him, and made an incursion into Attica, where he took Eleusis and rhamnus and wasted the country thereabout.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh