368 OLEACt.K. (olive family.) 



twining shrubs. Loaves ofien cordate. Flowers j-cUow or white, in lateral 

 umbels. 



1. S. crassifolium, Dccaisne. Stem smooth and twining ; lca\t;s nearly 

 sessile, oblong, mm ronatc, rounded at the base ; pcduneles stout, 8 - 12-flowere(l, 

 2-3 times as long as the leaves and pedicels ; lobes of the corolla ovate, olituse, 

 spreading ; the outer surface, like the calyx and pedicels, ])ubescent ; leaves of 

 tlic inner crown oval, rather exceeding the stigma and anthers. — South F'orida. 



— Leaves somewhat fleshy, 9"- 12" long. Corolla 3" wide. Ovary villoua. 



8. GONOLOBUS, iMichx. 



Calyx .5-parted, spreading. Corolla wheel-shaped, 5-partcd, the lobes spread- 

 ing, twisted in the bud. Crown a wavy-lobed ring at the throat of the corolla. 

 Gynostegium flattened, depressed. Anthers opening transversely. I'olkn- 

 masses horizontxil. Follicles inflated, angled, and often armed witii soft s])ines. 

 Seeds eomose. — Twining herbs, with opjiosite petiolate cordate leaves, and yel- 

 lowish or purplish flowers, in lateral corymbs or umbels. 



1. G. macrophyllus, Michx. Hairy; leaves oblong ovate, cordate, 

 abruptly ac niiiinatc ; uml)els peduncled, several-flowered ; pedicels spreading, 

 unequal, shorter than the petioles ; corolla dull-puqilish, conical in the bud ; the 

 lanceolate obtuse lobes more or less pubescent within, green at the apex ; folli- 

 cle strongly ril)l)ed. — Low thickets, Florida, and northward. July and Aug. — 

 Leaves 2'-C' long. 



2. G. hirsutUS, Michx. Hirsute ; leaves round-ovate, cordate, abruptly 

 acute ; umbels about as long as the petioles ; corolla yellowish-green, ovate in the 

 bud, the ovate obtuse lobes pubescent without ; follicles armed with soft spines. 



— Light rich f^oil, Florida, and nortiiward. — Leaves 4' -6' long. 



3. G. prostratus, Baldw. Stem dividing at the hasp into many divari- 

 cate branches, G'- 12' long, hairy; lower leaves often reniform, the upper cordate, 

 generally acute, all slightly hairy on both sides, and ciliatc; umbels axillary, 

 3-flowercd ; flowers small, purplish ; petals ovate, obtuse ; follicles oval, smooth. 



— Sand-hills near the Altamaha River, Georgia, Baldwin. ( * ) 



Ordek 104. OLEACETE. (Olive Family.) 



Trees or slirul)s, with opposite entire or pinnate cxstipulatc loavo?. 

 and perfect polygamous or dioecious flowers. — Caly.x 4-toothod. Corolla 

 4-lobed or 4-pc'talous, valvatc in the bud, sometimes wanting. Stamens 

 2-7. Ovary 2-celled, with 2 suspended anatropous ovules in each 

 cell. Style single or none. Fruit 1 - 2-seeded. Embryo straight, iu 

 hard albumen. 



Synopsis. 



TRinE I. OL.ElNKi'E. Fruit a drupe or berry. Flowers witli both nilyx and corolla 

 I>enveR •Imple, entire 



1. OIjKA. K'nwerji |inh gniTious. Cnrollii pnlrer-Kli:ipc<l, nitli i^linrt l»l>eii. 



2. <'llI(iN.\N'riH:S KlDWer.'. perfect L'on)llii wlieel ^ll!lpe.l, with eloiigiitej lobea. 



