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2. Mature capsules cylindrical, thin-walled, light brown; anthers 5-7 mm. 

 long; corolla rose-purple; leaves pale bluish green, not reddish at base; 

 bluffs of the Mississippi River in s. Wise, and Minn., and n.e. Mo., 



and therefore to be expected in the Driftless Area of n.e. Ill 



D. aniethystinutn Fassett 



1 . Leaves broadly ovate, abruptly contracted at the base; corolla dark purple; 

 rich woods and rocky ledges, s. 111., rare; Makanda, Jackson Co., G. H. 

 French in 1871; Union Co., French in 1873; s. 111. (without definite local- 

 ity), Seymour D. frenchii (Vasey) Rydb. 



122. Sapotaceae Reichenb. — Sapodilla Family 

 1. BUMELIA Sw. 



1. Leaves, pedicels, and calyces glabrous or nearly so; clusters many-flowered; 



moist thickets, s. 111., in Hardin, Pope, Pulaski, and Alexander counties. 



June-Aug. Southern Buckthorn B. lycioides (L.) Gaertn. f. 



1. Leaves (beneath), pedicels, and calyces tomentose; clusters 6-12-flowered; 



woods and thickets; reported from s. III., but no authentic 111. specimens 



seen. June-July. Woolly Buckthorn B. lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. 



123. Ebenaceae Vent. — Ebony Family 

 1. DiOSPYROS L. 

 D. virginiana L. Persimmon. Woods, locally throughout 111., except the 

 n.w. counties. May-June. 



124. Styracaceae A. DC. — Storax Family 



1. Ovary superior; fruits subglobose, drupaceous I. Slyrax 



1. Ovary inferior; fruit nut-like, elongate, winged 2. Halesia 



1. Styrax L. — Storax 

 S. americana Lam. Swamps and banks of streams, s. III. Apr.-May. 



2. Halesia Ellis — Silverbell Tree 

 H. Carolina L. Woods, and along streams, s.e. 111., rare. Apr.-May. 



125. Oleaceae Lindl. — Olive Family 



1. Leaves compound; fruit a samara I. Fraxinus 



I. Leaves simple; fruit a drupe 2. Foresiiera 



1. Fraxinus L. — Ash 



1. Petioles velvety-pubescent; calyx evident on the fruit; wing of the samara 



extending down the sides; twigs terete, pubescent when young. 



2. Samara 2.5-5 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, the body terete; calyx 1-2 mm. 



long; leaflets serrate or entire, acute at the base; leaf-scars nearly 



straight at the top; moist ground, local. Red Ash. [F. darlingtonlana 



Britt.l F. pennsylvanica Marsh. 



