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FoRESTiERA (Adelia) ACUMINATA. 25. April-May. D. Ls. opposite, ov., lane, 

 3, finely and distantly toothed at outer end, wedge-shaped base, light green, short- 

 stalked. Fls. very small, greenish, without petals, appearing before leaves in 

 small clusters or racemes, often unisexual. Fruit h, a narrow-oblong dark purple 

 berry. U.S.A. 



FORSYTHIA. Golden Bell. Branchlets 4-angled, hollow or with chambered 

 pith, hairless. Ls. opposite, simple or 3-fol., ov., lane, toothed in outer half, 

 hairless. Fls. i, yellow, solitary or in pairs in 1. -axils, appearing before the Is. 

 Fruit a dry capsule. 



F. intermedia. 10. March- April. D. Branchlets arching or spreading; pith 

 solid at joints, often chambered between. Ls. simple or 3-fol., 5. Hybrid. 

 Variety densiflora. Fls. densely crowded on branchlets. 

 Variety spectahilis. Larger, deeper yellow and more numerous fls. 

 F. siispensa. 10. March-April. D. Branches arching, drooping or rambling; 

 pith solid at joints, never chambered between. Ls. 4, mostly simple, 

 China. (Fig. 60 a.) 

 F. viridissima. 8. March- April. D. Branches stiff, erect, with chambered 

 pith. Ls. simple, lane, 6. China. 



FRAXINUS. Ash. Buds usually black or scurfy brown. Ls. opposite, pinnate; 

 Iflts. toothed. Fls. small, in panicles. Fruit dry, i -winged, i -seeded. 



(a) Fls. white, ^-petalled, in terminal panicles 

 appearing after Is. {Flowering Ash Section) 



F. Mariesii. 20. June. D. Ls. 5-fol.; Iflts. ov., 3, distantly and shallowly 

 toothed, stalkless, lowest pair much the smallest; common stalk grooved, 

 swollen and purple at base. Fruit i, deep purple in July. Central China. 

 (Fig. 8 c.) 



F. Ornus. Manna Ash. 65. May. D. Buds brown. Ls. 7-9-fol.; Iflts. ov., 

 4, short-pointed, shallowly round-toothed, common stalk grooved. 

 Fruit I. Asia Minor. (Fig. 8 b.) 



F. Paxiana. 65. June. D. Buds rusty-downy. Ls. 7-9-fol.; Iflts. lane, 6, 

 distantly and shallowly round-toothed, long-pointed, hairless, stalkless; 

 common stalk grooved. Fruit i. China. 



F. Spaethiana. 50. June. D. Ls. 5-9-fol.; Iflts. ov., lane, 8, unequal-sided 

 at base, coarsely round-toothed, long-pointed, hairless, stalkless; com- 

 mon stalk slightly grooved on upper side, very much swollen at base and 

 clasping stem. Fruit i|. Japan. 



{b) Fls. without petals, in small lateral panicles 

 appearing before Is. 



F. americana. White Ash. 120. April. D. Branchlets shining dark green or 

 brownish. Ls. 5-9-fol.; Iflts. lane, 6, distantly toothed in outer half or 

 entire, long-pointed, whitish below, stalked; common stalk yellowish 

 white, not grooved. Fruit 2, wing starts at end of seed, calyx persistent. 

 North America. 



F. angustifolia. Narrow-leaved Ash. 70. April. D. Buds dark brown. Ls. 



