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leaflets 5-0, oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at the apex, 

 narrowed into a short stalk at the base, finely serrate, smooth above, 

 velvety-pnbescent beneath ; calyx of the pistillate flowers persistent ; 

 samara H-- in. long, the wing somewhat decurrent along the sides, 

 oblanceolate or spatulate, often notched. March-April. Swamps 

 and moist soil. 



3. F. Caroliniana Mill. Water Ash. A small tree; w^ood 

 soft, light and weak ; tw^igs smooth or pubescent ; leaflets 5-7, ovate 

 or elliptical, acute at the apex, acute or obtuse at the base, entire or 

 slightly serrate, smooth or slightly pubescent, stalked ; flowers dioe- 

 cious; calyx persistent; samara often 3-angled or 3-winged, wings 

 decurrent nearly to the base, oblong or oval, pinnately veined. 

 March-April. In swamps and wet soil. 



II. CHIONANTHUS. 



Shrubs or small trees ; leaves simple, opposite, entire, 

 petioled, deciduous ; flowers in p>anicles borne on wood of 

 the previous season ; calyx small, 4-cleft, persistent ; corolla 

 wheel-shaped, 4-parted, the lobes long and linear; stamens 

 2-4, included, inserted on the base of the corolla ; style short, 

 stigma 2-lobed ; fruit a 1-seeded drupe. 



C. ViRGiNiCA L. Fringe-tree. A small tree, with smooth, 

 light gray bark and spreading branches; leaves oval to oblong, 

 acute or obtuse at each end, smooth or slightly pubescent ; panicles 

 large and loose, leafy-bracted, appearing with the leaves ; flowers on 

 slender, drooping pedicels ; petals 1 in. or more in length ; drupe 

 ovoid, purple, |— § in. long. April-May. Along streams, usually on 

 light soil. 



III. LIGUSTRUM. 



Shrubs; leaves simple, opi)osite, entire, deciduous or some- 

 times persistent ; flowers in terminal panicles or thyrses, 

 white, small ; calyx minutely 4-toothed or truncate; corolla 

 funnel-form, 4-lobed ; stamens 2, sliort, inserted in the tube 

 of the corolla; ovary free, 2-celled, 2 ovules in each cell, 

 style sliort ; fruit a 1-4-seeded, globose berry. 



L. vri.cARE L. Privet. A branching shrub 4-10 ft. liigli; 

 branches long and slender; leaves somewhat coriaceous, lanceolate 

 to obovate, short-pet ioled, tardily deciduous ; panicles dense, minutely 

 pubescent; flowers fragrant, | in. wide; stamens inchnled; berries 

 black. Ai>ril-Juiie. Iiitrofluccd from iMirope and used largely for 

 hedges. 



