176 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY 
Il. FORSYTHIA, Vahl. 
Shrubs. Leaves opposite or in threes, appearing later than 
the flowers, serrate. Calyx very short, deciduous. Corolla 
yellow, bell-shaped, its lobes long and slender. Stamens 
inserted on the base of the corolla-tube. Pod 2-celled, many- 
seeded. 
1. F. viridissima, Lindl. A hardy shrub, with branches erect or 
nearly so. Leaves all simple, lance-oblong. Calyx-lobes half as long 
as the tube of the corolla. Lobes of the corolla spreading, narrow- 
oblong, style equal in length to the tube of the corolla. Cultivated 
from Asia. 
2. F. suspensa, Vahl. A hardy shrub, with drooping branches. 
Leaves broadly ovate, often some of them with 3 leaflets, the lateral 
leaflets small. Lobes of the corolla longer, broader, and more spread-— 
ing thanin No.1. Style shorter than the tube of the corolla. Culti- 
vated from Asia, less common than No. 1, often trained over porches 
and arbors. 
Ill. SYRINGA, L. 
Tall shrubs, forking frequently, from the failure of the 
terminal buds on most branches. Leaves simple, entire. 
Flowers in close, compound panicles. Calyx 4-toothed. 
Corolla salver-shaped, the tube long, the limb 4-lobed. Pod 
dry, flattened at right angles to the partition, 4-seeded. 
1. S. vulgaris, L. Common Lirac. A strong-growing, hardy bush. 
Leaves ovate, somewhat heart-shaped. Flowers sweet-scented, in 
very close, large. clusters, lilac or white. Corolla-lobes concave. 
Very commonly cultivated from Eastern Europe. 
2. S. persica, L. Prerstan Litac. A more slender anil less 
branched shrub than No. 1. Leaves lance-ovate, somewhat nar- 
rowed or tapering at the base. Flowers in rather loose clusters, not 
very sweet-scented, pale lilac or white. Corolla-lobes ovate, some- 
what bent inward. Pods linear. Cultivated from Western Asia, 
less common than No. 1. 
IV. CHIONANTHUS, L. 
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, opposite, entire, 
petioled, deciduous. Flowers in panicles borne on wood of 
the previous season. Calyx small, 4-cleft, persistent. Corolla 
