124 Spring l-lora of Ohio. 



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o-I. Twilling; iipptniiosl leaves connate Laiiiccja. 115 



34. Not as above ;>") . 



35. Fruit in spherical, peduncled heads, dry and h&rd. . . .Cffiha/aiilhiis. 112 



35. Fruit like the rose-hip; bark and foliage aromatic Biiflhifiia. 1!> 



35. Fruit black, berries in terminal panicles Liguslrii))!. 97 



35. Fruit fleshy, drupes, lateral in drooping panicles CluDiiantliKS. it7 



35. Fruit on axillary peduncles, 2 berries, sometimes united. . ./."w/ccra. 115 

 35. Fruit red or white globose berries, in close, short axillary 



spikes or clusters Sv»ipli(iiicarpi<s. \\r> 



35. Fruit yellowish-red oval berries, single or clustered in the 



axils Lepargyrtra. 85 



:\'i. Fruit 1-seeded drupes with soft pulp, compressed stone ; in 



flat cymes / 'ihiinniiii. 11 1 



35. Fruit fleshy, white, blue or red drupes; stone 2-seeded ; in 



cymes or close heads Coi>itis. SU 



35. Fruit a dry pod, not as above 3I> . 



3(5. Pod 3-celled ; branchlets often 2-edged ; leaves narrow Hypniciim. 81 



.36. Pod 2-celled ; leaves cordate-ovate; flowers showy; cultivated Syriiiira. .lift 



37- Shrubs or small tree; more or less prickly or thorny :W. 

 37. Not at all prickly or thorny 44 . 

 38. Leaves only spinj', or reduced to spines 3'.i . 

 38. Branches and sometimes also the fruit prickly or spiny 4ii . 



39. Leaves obovate-oblong, bristly-toothed, in axils of sharp 



mostly branched spines Bcrberis. Vy 



39. Leaves evergreen, oval, margins wavy and with scattered 



spiny teeth Ilex. 7(). 



40. Vine with tendrils from the stipules; fruit a herr>- Suiilax. 24 



40. Not as above 41 . 



41. Leaves palmately lobed, often fascicled on the branches Ribcs. .5i1. 



41. Leaves not palmately lobed 42 . 

 42. No spines except stunted branches 43 . 



42. Stout axillary spines, leaves shining; juice milky Tovyloii. 'My 



43. Pome drupe-like containing 1-5 bony stones ; Ivs. lobed or 



wedge-obovate Ciatirirus. ('>;J. 



43. Drupe fleshy with bony stone ; leaves coarsely or doubly 



serrate Priiniis. lis 



43. Pome fleshy, the carpels or cells papery or cartilaginous; 

 leaves ovate, oblong or lanceolate, cut-serrate, toothed or 



lobed Pyrus. i\'l 



43. P'ruit a 2-celled berry; leaves oblong-lanceolate or spatulate- 



lauceolate Pycimii. 10.5. 



44. Creeping or trailing evergreen shrubs 45 . 

 44. Shrubs not creeping (46) . 

 44. Small or large trees !57i. 



45. Leaves small, ovate or oblong; margins revolute ; whitened 



beneath Scholli-ra. 94 



45. Leaves small ; margins revolute ; the lower surface with rigid, 



rusty bristles Cliiofieues. 93 



15. Leaves thick, obovate or spatulate, entire, sn\ooi\\. . .Aicloslapliylos. 9.> 



