CHAPTER I 



GAMOPETALyE 



{^Continued J see Vol. 11^ p. 337). 



47. The Ash Group (Summary). 



{Introductory Volume^ p. 1J3.) 



T N the British Isles we have but two members of 

 A the Order Oleaceae, the Ash, and the Privet. 

 The former is described in the Introductory Volume, 

 p. 156. 



Nearly four hundred species of this order are 

 known, belonging to over twenty genera. They are 

 found in the tropical and warm temperate zones, 

 but are more confined to the northern regions, and 

 are characteristic of the East Indies. 



The Oleacese include trees and shrubs and tall 

 climbing plants. Two divisions have been made — 

 Oleoideae, in which the seeds are pendulous and 

 the fruit is not constricted, with four or two corolla- 

 lobes, including Fraxinus, Forsythia, Syringa, Phil- 

 lyreUy Olea, Ligustrum ; and Jasminoideae, in which 

 the seeds are erect, the fruit vertically constricted, 

 and with five or more corolla-lobes, which overlap, 



