BUXACEAE (BOX FAM1L?) 



2 BUXACEAE. Box Family. 

 i BCXUS BOXWOOD. (B. sempervirens.*) 



3 LIMNANTHACEAE. False Mermaid Family. 

 i FLOfiRKEA FALSE MERMAID. (F. proserpinacoldes.) 



4 ANACARDIACEAE. Sumac Family. 

 i RHUS. 



1 a Leaflets 3; shrubby vine POISON IVY. (R. rddicans.) 



b Leaflets 7-31 ; erect shrubs or small trees 2 



2 a Leaflets entire 3 



b Leaflets toothed 4 



3 a Rachis winged between the leaflets ; fruit hairy ; in dry 



places UPLAND SUMAC. (R. copalllna.) 



b Rachis not winged between the leaflets; fruit not hairy; 



in swamps POISON SUMAC. (R. vernix.) 



4 a Branches very hairy STAGHORN SUMAC. (R. hirta.) 



b Branches not hairy, usually glaucous 



SMOOTH SUMAC. (R. glabra.) 

 2 C6TINUS SMOKE TREE. ( C. cotinoldes*) 



5 ILICACEAE. Holly Family. 

 i ILEX. 



1 a Leaves with spiny-toothed margins ; fruit red 2 



b Leaves not with spiny-toothed margins 3 



2 a Flowers and fruit borne on branches of the present year 



AMERICAN HOLLY. (I. opaca.) 

 b Flowers and fruit borne on branches of last year's 



growth EUROPEAN HOLLY. (I. aquifdlium.*) 



3 a Leaves thick, evergreen, sparingly toothed 4 



b Leaves thin, not evergreen, usually toothed all around.. 5 



4 a Cultivated plant; leaves %-i in. long 



JAPANESE HOLLY. (I. crenata.*) 

 b Wild plant; leaves 1-2 in. long INKBERRY. (I. glabra.) 



5 a Fruit bright red ; leaves hairy beneath 



BLACK ALDER. (I. verticillata.) 

 b Fruit orange-red ; leaves not usually hairy beneath 



SMOOTH WINTERBERRY. (I. laevigata.) 

 2 ILICIOlDES MOUNTAIN HOLLY. (I. mucronata.) 



6 CELASTRACEAE. Staff -tree Family. 

 i EU6NYMUS. 



1 a Shrub cultivated in tubs; leaves evergreen, usually 



variegated EVERGREEN EUONYMOUS. (E. japonicus.*) 



b Shrubs not cultivated in tubs; leaves not evergreen.... 2 



2 a Branches with 2-4 broad wings of cork; cultivated shrub 



WINGED SPINDLE-TREE. (E. alatus.*) 

 b Branches not with wings of cork 3 



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