268 EUPHORBIACEAE • ULMACEAE 



Daphniphyllum macropodum. 12. May. E. Branchlets hairless. Ls. alter- 

 nate, lane, 8, entire, pointed, dark green above, glaucous below, crowded radially 

 at end of shoot, stalk reddish. Fls. small, pale green, aromatic, in axillary racemes 

 on old wood, P3-8. Fruit I, a blue-black berry. China and Japan. (Fig. 128 G.) 



Euphorbia Wulfenii. Shrubby Spurge. 5, April-May. E. Stems erect, 

 unbranched, downy, fleshy and filled with milky juice. Ls. alternate, linear, 5, 

 entire, pointed, blue-green, crowded radially on upper part of stem. Fls. ^, green- 

 ish yellow, in large terminal panicles. Dalmatia. (Fig. 52 H.) 



SECURINEGA. Stems hairless. Ls. alternate, ov., 2, dull green, hairless. 

 Fls. greenish yellow, unisexual, P5, A5, male in axillary clusters, female solitary. 

 Fruit J, a dry greenish capsule. 



S. flueggeoides. 5. August. D. Branchlets brown. Japan. (Fig. 128 E.) 

 S. ramiflora. 5. August. D. Branchlets green. East Asia. 



Family 91. ULMACEAE. P4-9, A4-9, G (2) 



Ls. stipulate. 



Aphananthe aspera. 60. D. Ls. alternate, ov., 4, evenly toothed, 3-nerved at 

 base, parallel-veined, rough on both sides. Fls. very small, unisexual. Fruit J, 

 a black-purple berry. China and Japan. (Fig. 105 a.) 



CELTIS. Nettle Tree. Bark grey, smooth. Ls. alternate, toothed, 3-nerved at 

 base, rough on both sides, unequal-sided at base. Fls. small, greenish, unisexual. 

 Fruit a berry. 



C australis. 70. May. D. Ls. lane, 5, long-pointed. Berry reddish brown. 

 Mediterranean region. (Fig. 105 b.) 



C. caiicasica. 20. May. D. Branchlets downy. Ls. ov., lane, 5, short- 

 pointed, coarsely toothed. Berry reddish brown. Caucasus. (Fig. 105 c.) 



C. occidentalis. Sugarberry, Hackberry. 120. May. D. Ls. ov., 4, long- 

 pointed, rounded base. Berry purple. North America. (Fig. 105 D.) 



Planera aquatica. Water Elm. 35. April-May. D. Ls. alternate, ov., 3, 

 unevenly toothed, pinnately nerved, rough above, scurfy and downy below, very 

 shortly stalked. Fruit \, an irregularly ribbed i-seeded nut. U.S.A. (Fig. 105 e.) 



Pteroceltis Tatarinowii. 50. D. Bark grey, peeling off in long flakes. Ls. 

 alternate, ov., 3, long-pointed, unevenly toothed, 3-nerved at base, rough above. 

 Fruit \, winged, slender-stalked. China. (Fig. 105 f.) 



ULMUS. Elm. Ls. alternate, ov., double-toothed, parallel-veined, unequal- 

 sided at base, usually rough above. Fls. small, green or reddish, appearing before 

 Is. in small clusters in axils of 1. -scars on previous year's growth. Fruit flat, winged, 

 i-seeded. 



{a) Ls. smooth above 



U. nitens {U. foliacea). Smooth-leaved Elm, Feathered Elm. 100. February- 

 March. D. Branches often corky. Ls. ov., 4, long-pointed. Seed close 

 to notch of wing. Europe (including Britain). (Fig. 105 g.) 

 Variety pendida. Weeping form. 



U. stricta. Cornish Elm. 100. February-March. D. Ls. ov., 2. Fruit f. 



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