98 Aquifoliaceae — Oleaceae — Apocynaceae. 



ORDER 43. — Aquifoliaceae. 



Calyx gamosepalous 4 — 6-cleft inferior imbricated in bud. Petals 4 

 slightly united at the base. Stamens 4 adhering to the base of the corolla 

 alternate with its segments. Disk none. Pistil syncarpous of 4 carpels. 

 Ovary 4 — 6-celled. Stigmas sessile. Fruit a fleshy drupe with 4 — ^ stones. 



\,—ILEX, 



I'LEX AQUIFO'LIUM (loi). Common Holly. 5—8. A tree 10— 30 

 (314) ft. high, leaves ovate spiny evergreen glabrous and shining. 



ORDER 44. — Oleaceae. 



Calyy inferior 4-lobed or none. Corolla regular 4-partite sometimes 

 absent. Stamens 2. Ovary 2-celled. Style simple or none. Fruit a samara 

 or berry. Leaves opposite simple or pinnate. Flowers in terminal or axillary 

 racemes or panicles. 



Corolla 4-lobed, fruit a fleshy berry, . . . . « Ligustrum I. 



Corolla absent, fruit dry and winged, . . .. ^ Fraxinus II. 



\.— LIGUSTRUM, 



UGUS'TRUM VULGA'RE (81). Privet. 8—7. A sh.ub 4— 10 ft. 

 (962) high, calyx tubular 4-toothed deciduous, corolla funnel-shaped 4-lobed 



white, stamens 2 included in the corolla tube, leaves oblong lanceolate 



opposite. Thickets. 



ll.^FRAXINUS, 



FRAX'INUS EXCEL'SIOR (109). Ash. 4—5. A tree 20—60 ft. 

 (961) high, calyx 4-cleft or absent, corolla none, flowers some staminate only 



some pistillate some perfect in dense axillary panicles, fruit winged, 



(a samara). Woods. 

 Jasminum officinale^ the white Jessamine, and Jasminum fruiicanSy the 

 yellow Jessamine, are closely allied to Oleacece, but have 5 petals. 



ORDER 45 — Apocynaceae. 



Calyx gamosepalous of 5 sepals inferior. Corolla gamopetalous 5-lobed 

 hypogynous regular deciduous contorted in aestivation. Stamens 5 epipetalous. 

 Pistil syncarpous, of two carpels. Usually poisonous. 



L—VINCA. 



VIN'CA MI'NOR (71). Lesser Periwinkle. 4—5. Stem wiry and tiail- 

 (964) ing, leaves opposite shining elliptical-lanceolate stout with glabrous 

 margins, flowers large blue solitary. Woods and copses. 



VIN'CA MAJOR. Great Periwinkle. 4^5. Leaves ovato-cordate with 

 {963) ciliate margins. Thickets. 



The Oleander, Allafuanda, Dipladenia, etc. , grown under glass, belong to 

 this Order. 



