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times longer than the calyx, limb cleft into deep, obtuse, spreading 
segments ; stamens short, included within the tube. Capsule 2-celled, 
2-valved.— Oriental, flowering shrubs, with simple, entire leaves. 
1. S. vutedris. Commen Lilac—ZLvs. cordate-ovate, entire, glabrous, green 
both sides; inflorescence thyrsoid; limb of cor. subconcave—Hungary. There 
are many varieties of this beautiful shrub. a. Corolla lilac-purple, in a dense 
thyrse. 8. cerulea. F ls. purplish-blue. y. alba. Cor. white, thyrse subcom- 
pound.—One of the most popular shrubs, beautiful in foliage and flowers. 
2. S. Persica. Persian Lilac.—Lws. lanceolate, acute, smooth, both sides 
green, sometimes pinnatifid ; limb of the cor. flattish—Persia. A smaller shrub 
than the first, with smaller thyrses of white or lilac-blue flowers. The leaves 
vary from entire to pinnatifid, small at flowering time. Apr. May. 
2, LIGUSTRUM. 
Lat. igo, to bind, from the use made of its shoots. 
Calyx minutely toothed; cor. tube short, limb with spreading, 
ovate lobes; sta. 2; sty. very short; berry 2-celled, 2—4-seeded ; 
seeds convex on one side, angular on the other.—Shrubs with simple 
lus. Fils. in terminal panicles, tetramerous. 
L. vuLGARE. Privet. Prim. 
Lvs. lanceolate and obovate, acute or obtuse, on short petioles; panicle 
dense, terminal. A smooth shrub, 5—6f high, in woods and thickets, N. Y.! to 
Va. W. tothe Miss. Branches wand-like with opposite, entire, smooth, dark 
green leaves which are 1—2/ long, 4 as wide, varying from obovate to ellipti- 
cal, with a rounded, obtuse or acute point. Flowers small, numerous, white. 
Anthers large, exserted. Berries black, in conical bunches, bitter. It is said to 
have been introduced from England where it is used for hedges. May, June. 
‘ 3. CHIONANTHUS. 
Gr. Xtwy, snow, avSos } alluding to the whiteness of the flowers. 
Calyx 4-parted, short; cor. tube very short, limb 4-parted, lobes 
linear, elongated; sta. 2, inserted into the cor. tube, included; sty. 
very short; drupe fleshy; putamen bony, |-celled, 1-seeded— Tees 
with opposite leaves. Branchlets compressed. Racemes terminal and 
azillary. 
C. Virainica. Virginian Fringe- Tree. 
Ias. oval and oblong-lanceolate; pedicels long, 1-flowered; cal. glabrous ; 
cor. segments linear, acute, flaccid—An ornamental shrub or small tree, 8—25f 
high, Penn. to Tenn.! on mountains. Leavescoriaceous, smooth. Flowers in 
rather dense, pendulous panicles. Petals snow-white, 8—10” in length. Drupes 
oval, purple. May, Jn. fF 
8. marituma. Pursh. Lws. obovate-lanceolate, membranaceous, pubescent ; 
panicles very loose.—In low, maritime woods, N. J. + 
4. FRAXINUS. 
Gr. paéts, a separation; in allusion to the easy separation of its annual layers into lamine. 
Flowers diceciously polygamous. Staminate fis. (often perfect).— 
Calyx 0 or 3—4-parted ; corolla 0 or 4-petaled; stamens 2. Pistil- 
late fis —Calyx and corolla as-the perfect ; samara 2-celled, by abor- 
tion |-seeded.— Trees. Lvs. unequally pinnate. Fls. paniculate, the 
staminate ones densely so. 
1. F. Americana. (F. acuminata. Lam.) White Ash. 
Lfis. petiolate, oblong, shining, entire or slightly toothed, acuminate, glau- 
cous beneath ; fis. calyculate—The white ash is one of the most desirable ten- 
ants of our forests. It is chiefly confined to the northern parts of the U. States 
and Canada. Few trees exceed it in the beauty and magnitude of its propor- 
