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1*. OLEA, L. 



Calyx 4-fid or truncate. Corolla deeply 4-fid (rarely 0) : lobes ovate. Stamens 2, in- 

 serted into the corolla-tube. Drupe usually 1 -seeded : endocarp hard : seed exalbumiuous. — 

 Leaves simple. 



1*. O. fragrans, Thuni. Glabrous ; leaves leathery, elliptical-oblong or elliptical- 

 lanceolate, serrulate or subentire, dotted beneath ; flowers dioecious, in axillary corymbs ; 

 anthers shortly exserted : connective enlarged ; ovary in $ 2-fid, with conical, incurved 

 lobes. — Bot. Mag. t. 1552. — Osmanthus, Lour. — A shrub; leaves Z"-\\" , corolla 2'" long, 

 fragrant. — Hab. Naturalized and common in the highlands of Jamaica!, March; [intro- 

 duced from China]. 



2. HjENIANTHUS, Gr. 



Calyx 4-fid. Corolla 4-partite: segments subcyliudrical-clavate, induplicative at the 

 base. Anthers 2, ovoid, laterally dehiscent, subsessile within the corolla-tube. Stigma 

 thick, subsessile. Drupe 1 -seeded by abortion: endocarp chartaceous. Albumen cartila- 

 ginous. — Trees, glabrous, but bearing scattered, minute scales on the branches and foliage ; 

 leaves simple, quite entire, petioled ; panicle terminal, trichotomous ; pedicels ternate, 

 thickish. 



The drupe is described from a nearly allied new Cuba species, discovered by Mr. Wright. 

 In its seed it is not distinguished from Linociera, the West Indian species of which prove 

 albuminous (as described by Gaertner), while the East Indian Linociera (i.e. Chionanthus, 

 Bl.) are said to be exalbuminous. Our genus has the corolla-tube of Chionanthus, the thin 

 endocarp of Eulinociera, and is peculiar by its spreading, elongated-clavate corolla-segments, 

 which are cylindrical and somewhat laterally compressed. 



2. IX. incrassatus, Gr. Leaves rigid, elliptical or elliptical-oblong, cuneate at the 

 base, bluntish, twice as long as the petiole : veins costate, delicate ; anthers filling up the 

 corolla-tube, twice as long as the pistil. — Chionanthus, Sw. ! — A large tree ; leaves 3"-2" 

 long, 1£"-1" broad; calyx minute; corolla white: tube 1'", segments 3'" long — Hab. Ja- 

 maica !, Sw., Mac/., in mountain-woods. 



3. LINOCIERA, Sw. 



Calyx 4-fid. Petals 4, linear, connected in pairs by the filaments. Stamens 2. Stigma 

 emarginate-capitate, terminating the style. Drupe 1-2-seeded by abortion. Albumen car- 

 tilaginous. — Leaves simple, quite entire ; flowers in panicles or corymbs. 



Sect. 1. EutJNOCTEBA. — Anthers elongated, nearly extrorse, exceeding the filiform style, 

 in the bud enclosed within the induplicative petals : filaments almost wholly adnate. 

 Endocarp chartaceous. — Leaves shining above, dotted beneath. 



3. Ii. lig-ustrina, Sw. Glabrous ; leaves elliptical-lanceolate oi obovate-lanceolate ; 

 panicles terminal and axillary .- pedicels ternate, as long as the flower, 2-bracteolaie above 

 the base, or towards the middle; anthers linear, almost as long as the petals; drupe ovoid- 

 subglobose. — Sw. PI. t. 2 : analyt. — A tree (Pd.) or shrub ; leaves 2", white corolla 4"'-3'", 

 drupe 4'" long. — Hab. Jamaica.', Pd., Wullschl., Manchester, Westmoreland; [Cuba!, 

 Haiti]. 



Sect. 2. Ceranthits, Schreb. — Anthers short, laterally dehiscent, equalling the short 

 style : filaments free above. Endocarp hard. — Leaves dotless. 



4. Li. compacta, R. Br. Leaves rigid, elliptical-oblong, pointleted, glabrous : vein- 

 axils bearing usually a tuft of hairs beneath ; panicle terminal, puberulous : flowers ternate, 

 shortly pedicellate ; pedicels as long as the calyx; anthers ovate, pointed; drupe ellipsoidal - 

 oblons, bluntish. — Jacq. Coll. 2. t 6./ 1. Pohl, Bras. 2. /. 164. — Chionanthus, Sw. C. 

 caribaia, Jacq. C. incrassata, Berter ! (non Sw.). L. tetrandra, Sieb. Mart.Z: being 

 diandrous. L. gloraerata, Pohl. — A tree ; leaves o"-3", bluntly linear corolla-segments 6" , 

 drupe 9'" long. — Hab. Nevis, Antigua !, Wullschl., Dominica !, Imr., S. Vincent !, Guild. ; 

 Trinidad !, Sieb., Cr.; [Cuba! to French islands! ; Venezuela!, Brazil], 



