SYMPLOCACEAE 1035 
shoots, ded D n d often becoming brown: ealyx- a d -ovate 
to o 2 ng at maturity: ie about 4 mm. wide; lateral 
divisions of each lobe lanceolate, en rane long, ore at the apex: 
staminodia ovate, about ong, obtu wo oval, 8-10 mm. long.— 
(SANDHILL-BUCKTHORN. - Sandhills CE in Bid C. pen. Fla.—Spr 
7. MIMUSOPS L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades leathery, finely many- 
veined. Calyx-lobes 6 or 8, the outer ones valvate. Corolla with dorsal ap- 
pendages; lobes 6 or 8, each with e ery 
small lateral lobes. Staminodia petaloid.— 
About 40 species, mostly of tropical MN 
M. emarginata (L.) Britton. Evergreen 
shrub or small tree: leaves clustered at the 
eu of the branchlets; blades elliptic, 3—10 
rx, like the pedicels, red- 
ong: calyx, e dicels, red 
tomentose; lobes lanceglate to ovate- PU 
late: corolla light-yellow, 1.5-2 em. wide: 
staminodia triangular: berry o 
nearly 3 em. E [M. Sieberi A. To n 
( WILD-DILLY. omo ) — 
mocks, Florida Keys.—(W pou s 
The dark-brown heart-wood is close-grained. 
FawiLy 3." SYMPLOCACEAE-—SwzxkrLEAF FAMILY 
Shrubs or trees, the hairs, when present, simple. Leaves alternate: 
blades usually le athery, entire or toothed. Flowers polygamo-dioecious 
et, in close or open clusters. Calyx of 5 partly united sepals. 
in Bebe: series, partly adnate to the corolla-tube. Gynoecium of 2- 
els, the ovary superior. Fruit baeeate or dru upaceous.—Consists of 
B fone. Sone and 200 ae most abundant in South America. 
1. SYMPLOCOS Jacq. Leaves often persistent: blades thick. Inflores- _ 
cence congested or open. Calyx often persistent. Corolla deciduous, yellow or 
disi Stamens conspicuous. Style columnar. Fruits, often crowned with 
e calyx, drupe-like or nut-like. 
x tinctoria (L.) L’Her. Evergreen or partly evergreen shrub or small 
tree: leaf- a elliptic or elliptic- dE ier 4—15 em. long, undulate or shal- 
pes too , tomentose beneath: flow 
densely d ed: a 2—-2.5 mm 
lobes shorter than 
S, 
is 
D.)— ocks 
bluffs, cliffs, and rock outerops Coastal Plain 
to Blue pci dpa La., Ark., and Del.— 
Spr.—The 
study may show the coastal and mountain 
plants to represent two species instead of 
one. 
