CHAP. LXXV. OLEA'CE.E. 1197 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves oblong, acute, downy beneath. Petioles lon^. Fruit 

 few-seeded. (Don's Mill.,\s. p. S'?.j A tree, a native of North America, in 

 the lower counties of V'irsinia, Carolina, and Georeia; where it grows to 

 the height of from 20 ft. to 30 ft., and flowers in April. It w as introduced by 

 Lyon, in 1812. Michaux makes this only a variety of I), virainiana, oc- 

 casioned by difference of climate ; which, he observes, exerts an extraor- 

 dinary influence on the developement of all trees that are common to different 

 parts of the L'nited States ; but Pursh considers it a distinct species ; 

 not only on account of the difference in the structure of the fruit, but in the 

 shape and downiness of the leaves. There are plants in the Horticultural 

 Society's Garden, and in the arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges ; judging from 

 which, we feel inclined to agree entirely with Michaux. 



App. I. Other Species of YJbendce(£. 



In the catalogue of Messrs. Loddiges for ISoo are cbe names Dibjpynu amguitifbU*, Ti.fer^t, and 

 D. litcida ; but ne have not seen the plants^ The plants bearing these names ia tbe flwliiiyiiii il 

 Society's Garden appear to be onlj varieties of D. vlrgim&na. D. Ma6oi» RcabL, Bat. Mag.^ t. IJ^B.,* 

 cultivated a^ a fruit tree in the Isle of France. The fruit is afaoat tJK nae of a qoBee, €t a piak co- 

 lour, with a fleshy rind, arm white pulp, and agreeable flaroar. 



{ Embry&pteris Kaki Z., D. chincnsis Bhame^ Kotm or Kaki, Kiem/f. >ii ■■ t. 8Q6L, is a aative 

 of Japan, where it is an evergreai fruit tree, growii^ to tbe heigfet of 12ft. or 15ft. It was iotio- 

 duced in 17S9, and. both in France and Fngbnd, is kept io gieeD-iM»ses ; \tsA it vooU laitobiy 

 live against a conserratit-e wail in a faTooiaUeBlBatioD. Tbe sveetmeat kaowB ia Raaee by Ite 

 name oi figueKoques is made of this firuit. 



CHAP. LXXV. 



OF THE H.\RDY LIGNEOUS PLAXTS OF THE ORDER OLEA CEi. 



DrsTZSCTTFE Characteristics. Flowers hermaphrodite, sometimes dioeci- 

 ous. Calyx 1-leaved, divided, permanent. Corolla hypogvnous, monopctalous, 

 4-cleft; sometimes 4-petaled. Petals connected by pairs to the middle of 

 the filament, rather valvate in sestivation ; sometimes wanting. Stamens 2, 

 alternating with the segments or petals of the corolla. Anthers 2-ceiled ; 

 cells dehiscing lengthwise. Ovarium simple, guarded by no glandular disk, 

 2-celled ; cells 2-seeded. Ovules pendulous, collateral. Style simple, or 

 wanting. Stigma bifid or undivided. Fruit drupaceous, baccate, or capsular, 

 often 1-seeded by abortion. Seeds with dense copious albumen. Embrvo 

 middle-sized, longitudinal, straight. Cotyledons foliaceous, half free. Radicle 

 superior. Plumule inconspicuous. Leaves opposite, simple, rarely pinnate 

 Flowers racemose or panicled, terminal or axillary, with opposite unibracteare 

 pedicels. (Don's J/«//.,iv. p. -t4.) Trees and shrubs, natives of both hemispheres, 

 and for the most part deciduous. Some of them are timber trees : medi- 

 cinally, for the most part, they are bitter. One genus, the Olea, produces a 

 valuable oil ; and from others (the O^mus and /raxinusj is obtained the sweet 

 purgative manna. The Syringa supplies some of our most beautihil deciduous 

 shrubs, and the Ligustrum and Phillyrea some useftil evergreens. We have 

 arranged the genera containing hardy species in the three following sections. 



As most of the species of this order may be grafted on one another, it is 

 probable their flowers might be reciprocally fecundated ; in which case, some 

 curious hybrids might be produced between the privet and the lilac, the 

 privet and the olive, the lilac and the ash, ^c. The generic characteristics 

 under the following sections are taken from Don's J/i//. iv. 



Sect. L OLE'rsi. 



Sect. Char. Corolla short, monopetalous, campanulate or urceolate, 4-cleft. 

 Stamens 2, with short filaments, and erect anthers. Fruit drupaceous. 

 LiGu'sTRiM Toum. Corolla funnel-shaped, having the tube exceeding the 



