MYESINE FAMILY 169 



JACQUINIA FAMILY (Theophra^taceae) 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves evergreen, opposite or whorled, 

 entire. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed, stamens 5. Fruit a few- 

 seeded leathery berry. 



JoEWOOD {Jacquinia Tceyensis) 



This shrub of extreme southern Florida may be recog- 

 nized by its yellowish green foliage of shining, some- 

 what wedge-shaped leaves, one-half to two inches in length, 

 with recurved margins. The fragrant cream-colored 

 flowers, less than half an inch across, are in short racemes, 

 and are followed by globose, pointed fruit, about one-third 

 of an inch in diameter, which are said to be poisonous, as 

 are those of South American species that are used to 

 stupefy fish. Attached to the corolla within, and alter- 

 nate with its lobes, are five appendages that represent an 

 outer circle of sterile stamens. Joewood is found chiefly 

 near the coast, and blooms in winter. 



MYRSINE FAMILY (Myrsinaceae) 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, evergreen, entire. 

 Calyx and corolla 4-5-parted, stamens 4-5. Fruit a small, 1- 

 seeded, black berry. 



Marlberry. Cherry (Icacorea paniculata {Ardisia 



Pickeringia) ) 



This very attractive shrub, found chiefly near the coast 

 in the warmer parts of the peninsula, but growing as 

 far north as the Halifax River, has smooth, thick, elliptical 

 leaves, two to six inches long, and small, fragrant, white 

 flowers in many-flowered terminal panicles. Its chief time 

 of blooming is in summer and autumn. The corolla lobes 

 — usually five in number— are strongly recurved, and are 

 marked with minute dark lines and dots. The small 

 globular berries are black and shining. 



