1 64 RUTACEAE • MELIACEAE 



SKIMMIA— continued 



white, 4-parted, unisexual, sexes on different plants. Berry bright red. 

 Japan. (Fig. ii6 h.) 

 S. Laureola. 3. April. E. Ls. lane, 6, dark green above, more prominently 

 veined than above two, very aromatic. Fls. |, yellow, 5-parted. Berry 

 red. Himalaya. (Fig. ii6j.) 



ZANTHOXYLUM. Stem with pairs of spines below stipules. Ls. alternate, 

 pinnate; Iflts. finely toothed. Fls. small, in axillary clusters on previous year's 

 wood. Fruit \. 



*Z. datum. 12. June. D. Lflts. lane, 4, terminal one the largest, common 

 stalk broadly winged. Fls. yellowish. Fruit red, warted, strongly 

 aromatic, seeds black and shining. India. (Fig. 9 E.) 

 Z. americanum. Toothache Tree, Prickly Ash. 10. April. D. Lflts. ov., 2|. 

 Fls. yellowish green, appearing before Is. Fruit blackish. U.S.A. 

 (Fig. 9 F.) 

 Z. /)?>mYMW. Japan Pepper. 12. June. D. Prickles slender. Lflts., ov., i|, 

 notched at apex, distinctly toothed. Fls. greenish. Fruit reddish black. 

 China and Japan, (Fig. 9 G.) 



Family 28. SIMARUBACEAE. K3-7 or (3-7), C3-7, A6-14, G (4-5) 



AILANTHUS. Tree of Heaven. Ls. alternate, pinnate, spreading palm-like 

 from end of branch; lflts. lane, with a few coarse teeth near base. Fls. small, 

 greenish, in large terminal panicles, sexes usually on different trees. Fruit i|, 

 oblong, dry, winged, reddish brown. 



A. glandulosa. 70. July. D. Lflts. 4, hairless. China. (Fig. 10 H.) 

 A. Vilmoriniana. 50. July. D. Lflts. 6, hairy, stalk often red and prickly. 

 China. 



* Cneorum tricoccum. 2. Summer. E. Stems erect, forking, Ls. alternate, 

 linear, lane, 2, ending in tiny abrupt point, greyish green, midrib raised on upper 

 side, hairless. Fls. small, yellow, in few-flowered terminal or axillary chisters. 

 Fruit I, brownish red, 3-lobed, each lobe about size of pea. Mediterranean 

 region, (Fig. 53 h.) 



PiCRASMA AiLANTHOiDES. 40. May-June. D. Branches reddish brown with 

 yellow spots. Ls. alternate, pinnate, spreading palm-like from end of branch. 

 Lflts. ov., 5, finely toothed, hairless, glossy green above, unequal-sided at base; 

 common l.-stalk grooved. Fls. small, green, in axillary panicles. Fruit \, berry- 

 hke, red, supported by persistent sepals. China and Japan. (Fig. 9 j.) 



Family 29. MELIACEAE. K (4-5) or 4-5, C4-5, A8-10, G (2-5) 



Cedrela sinensis. 70. June. D. Bark scaly or shredding. Ls. alternate, 

 pinnate, long-stalked; lflts. lane, 5, entire or vaguely and distantly toothed, hair- 

 less between veins, short-stalked. Fls. small, white, in large terminal panicles. 

 Seed-pod I, pear-shaped, seeds winged. China. (Fig. 10 B.) 



* Melia Azedarach. Bead Tree. China Tree. 40. June. D. Bark furrowed. 

 Ls. alternate, 2-pinnate; lflts. ov,, 2, unevenly toothed or lobed, hairless, stalked, 

 Fls. I, lilac, in large axillary panicles. Fruit |, a round yellow berry. India. 

 (Fig. 21 E.) 



