76 CKI.ASTUACK.K. (sTAri-TUKK FAMILY.) 



3. M. '■ latifolia, Swartz. Sinootli ; Imiiulilcts 4-an^k'(l ; loaves opposite, 

 coriaceous, ol)ovate, rounded or cmarginatc at the apex, luirrowed at the base 

 into a short jiitiolc, the inarjjins revolute and ohscurcly crenate ; eymes axillary 

 and terminal, shorter than the leaves, widely sproadin;;, few flowered, or in the 

 more sterile plant many-flowered ; sepals roundish, intich siiorter than the oblong 

 petals; disk witii four emargiiiatc lobes alternating with the stamens; ovary 

 2-eellcd, witii a single suspended ovule in caeh eell ; stigma sessile, 2-Iobed ; 

 drupe ovoid, 1 -seeded ; embryo large, in thin albumen. — South Florida. — 

 Shrub 80-10° higii. Leaves 1' long. 



2. SCH^FFERIA, Jaeq. 



Flowers dioecious. Sepa'.s 4, barely united at the base, rounded, 3-furrowcd. 

 Petals 4, spatulate-oblong, nuuh longer than the calyx. Stamens 4. Ovary 

 2-celled. Stigmas 2, sessile. Drupe dry, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Embrt'o in oily 

 albumen. Radicle inferior. — Shrubs or trees, with alternate leaves and small 

 greenish flowers in axillary clusters. 



1. S. frutescens, Jacq. Smooth; leaves obovatc-oblong, entire, acute or 

 obtuse; flowers .'5 -.5 in a cluster, the slender pedicels arising from a -wart-Iikc 

 peduncle ; drupe globose. — South Florida. — A small tree with l;ard and close- 

 grained wood. Leaves 1 h' long, pale green. 



3. EUONYMXJS, L. Si>indi.i;-tree. 



Flowers perfect. Calyx flat, 4-5-clcfi. Petals 4 -.5, spreading. Stamens 

 4 -.5, very short, inserted with the petals under the broad and fleshy disk which 

 surrounds the ovary. Ovary 3-5-cclIcd, with 2 erect or resupinate ovules in 

 each cell. Style very short. Capsule 3-5-celled, loeulicidally 3-5-valved. 

 Seed enclosed in a red pulpj'^ aril. — Erect or trailing shrubs, with 4-angled 

 branches, opposite serrate leaves, and greeni.sii or purplish flowers in axillary 

 ped uncled cymes. 



1. E. Americanus, L. (Strawberry Bush) Flowers greenish, 

 pentamerous ; peduncles 1-3-flowcred; capsule warty; leaves short-petioled, 

 varying from ovate or obovatc to linear-lanceolate, serrulate. — Low shady 

 woods, Florida and northward. May and June. — Shrub 3° - 6° higii. Leaves 

 l'-2' long. 



2. E. atropurpureus, Jacq. Flowers purjjlc, tctramcrous ; peduncles 

 many-flowered ; capsule smooth ; leaves oblong, on rather long petioles, serru- 

 late. — River-banks, Florida and northward. May and June. — Shrub 8°- 12° 

 high. Leaves 2' - 5' long. Flowers dark purple. 



4. CELASTRUS, L. Staff-tree. 



Flowers somewhat dioecious. Calyx cup-shaped, 5-cleft. Petals 5, spreading. 

 Stamens ."j, inserted with the petals into the edge of the cup-shaped fleshy disk 

 which fills the tube of the calyx, abortive in the fertile flower. Ovary 2-4- 

 celled, the cells 2-ovuled. Style thick. Capsule globose, commonly 3-celled 



