OLEACEAE 919 
10. Fraxinus Americana L. A forest tree, reaching a height of 40 m., with a maxi- 
mum trunk diameter or nearly 2 m., the foliage glabrous or nearly so. Leaves 1-4 dm. 
long ; leaflets 5-9, the blades of the lateral ones lanceolate, oblong or elliptic, 5-15 cm. 
long, deep green and often lustrous above, pale and commonly glaucous or rarely with 
scattered hairs beneath, entire or shallowly toothed, inequlateral or strongly oblique at the 
base: samaras 2.5-3.5 em. long, each with a stout oblong-cylindric body and a linear-oblong 
or oblong-spatulate wing which is terminal or nearly so. 
In rich woods, Nova Scotia to Minnesota, Florida and Texas. WHITE ASH. CANE ASH. 
11. Fraxinus Biltmoreàna Beadle. A tree, reaching a height of about 18 m., with 
a maximum trunk diameter of about 4 dm., the branches widely spreading, the branchlets 
stout, the voung ones densely and softly pubescent. Leaves 2-3 dm. long; leaflets 7-9, the 
blades of the lateral ones ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 7-14 cm. long, acuminate, entire or 
obscurely toothed, dark green and slightly lustrous above, whitish and more or less copi- 
ously pubescent beneath, sometimes falcate ; petiolules like the petiole and rachis closely 
pubescent to puberulent : samaras 3.5-5 cm. long, the wing 23-3 times longer than the 
stout terete body. : 
In valleys and on river banks, Pennsylvania to Georgia. 
5. ADELIA P. Br. 
Shrubs or trees, often wide-branching. Leaves opposite, deciduous: blades simple. 
Flowers inconspicuous, mainly polygamo-dioecious, appearing before the leaves in lateral 
clusters or racemes on the branchlets of the preceding year. Calyx usually present but 
small : tube very short : lobes 4-6, unequal. Corolla usually wanting, rarely of 1-2 decidu- 
ous petals. Stamens 2-4: anthers rather extrorse. Ovary 2-celled: stigmas thick, some- 
times 2-lobed. Ovules 2 in each cavity, pendulous. Drupe various. Seeds solitary or 
rarely 2. Testa membranous. Endosperm fleshy. [Forestiera Poir.] 
Leaves persistent; blades leathery, punctate. 
Leaf-blades linear to linear-cuneate, less than 4 mm. wide. 1. A. angustifolia. 
Leaf-blades oblong-lanceolate or spatulate, over 5 mm. wide. 2. A. segregata. 
Leaves deciduous; blades membranous, not punctate. 
Leaf-blades pubescent, at least beneath. : 
Pistillate flowers and drupes pedicelled. 3. A. pubescens. 
Pistillate flowers and drupes sessile or nearly so. 4. A. ligustrina. 
Leaf-blades glabrous. i 
Calyx persistent: drupes 4-5 mm. long. 5. A. parvifolia. 
Calyx fugacious : drupes 12-15 mm. long. 6. A. acuminata. 
1. Adelia angustifòlia (Torr.) Kuntze. An evergreen, often large shrub, with gla- 
brous foliage. Leaves firm-leathery, 1-2.5 cm. long; blades linear to linear-cuneate, 
obtuse, entire, revolute, lustrous above, not reticulated beneath, sessile: flowers often per- 
fect, in small clusters: drupes ovoid, acute, short-pediceled. 
In dry soil, southern Texas and adjacent Mexico. Spring. 
2. Adelia segregata (Jacq.) Small. An evergreen shrub, with glabrous foliage. 
Leaves thin-leathery, 1.5-5 cm. long ; blades oblong-lanceolate, or spatulate, obtuse, slightly 
revolute, lustrous above, finely reticulated beneath, narrowed into short petioles: flowers 
from the branchlets of the previous year: drupes oval or ovoid, 7-8 mm. long, short- 
pedicelled : stone longitudinally many-ribbed. [| Myrica segregata Jacq. ] 
In dry woods and sand, peninsular Florida and the Keys. Also in the West Indies. Spring. 
3. Adelia pubéscens (Nutt.) Kuntze. A shrub, with widely branching stems and 
densely hairy twigs. Leaves deciduous, 1-4 cm. long; blades elliptic-oval or oblong- 
obovate, obtuse, somewhat serrate, narrowed into short petioles : flowers from the branchlets 
of the preceding year, the pistillate in clusters in short spurs, slender-pedicelled : drupes 
oblong, 6-7 mm. long, the pedicels somewhat shorter : stone ribbed. 
On river banks, Arkansas to Florida and Texas. Spring. 
4. Adelia ligustrina Michx. A shrub 1-3 m. tall, with widely branched stems, the 
twigs and leaves pubescent, or glabrate in age. Leaves becoming firm, deciduous, 1-4 cm. 
long ; blades elliptic, oblong, oval or approaching obovate, finely serrate, obtuse or acute, 
manifestly petioled: flowers from the branchlets of the preceding year; staminate in 
numerous dense sessile clusters; pistillate in clusters on very short spurs: calyx minute: 
drupes nearly sessile, broadly oblong or oval, 7-8 mm. long. 
On river banks and in damp soil, Tennessee to Georgia and Florida. Summer. 
5. Adelia parvifólia (A. Gray) Small. A glabrous shrub 2-3 m. tall, with much- 
branched stems. Leaves 1-4 cm. long, deciduous ; blades firm, oblong, elliptic or spatulate, 
