CYKILLACEAE 729 



6. Schmaltzia obtusif 61ia Small. An often evergreen shrub 1-3 m. tall, with pubescent 

 foliage. Leaves pinnately compound, 2-3 dm. long, the rachis narrowly winged above ; 

 leaflets 17-21, the blades ovate to oblong, inequilateral, 3-5 cm. long, rounded at the apex, 

 slightly revolute, abruptly acuminate at the oblique base, short-stalked : panicles 2-3 dm. 

 high, about as broad as high, leafy, densely pubescent with short spreading hairs : flowers 

 greenish white : sepals triangular-ovate, with hyaline edges : petals 5, oblong, 2.5 mm. long, 

 curled back and revolute : filaments subulate : drupes about 4 mm. in diameter. 



In or near swamps, peninsular Florida. Summer. 



7. Schmaltzia virens (Lindh. ) Small. An evergreen shrub 1-4 m. tall, with softly 

 pubescent twigs. Leaves pinnately compound, 5-14 cm. long, the rachis softly pubescent ; 

 leaflets 5-9, the blades leathery, 1.5-6 cm. long, obtuse or short-acuminate, entire, lustrous 

 above and hairy on the nerves, more or less pubescent and dull beneath, commonly short- 

 stalked : panicles 2-5 cm. long, axillary, surpassed by the subtending leaf : flowers white : 

 sepals triangular-ovate, 1.5 mm. long, obtuse, hyaline on the margins, ciliate : petals 

 oblong-ovate, 3.5 mm. long, obtuse at the apex, obtuse or truncate at the base : drupes len- 

 ticular, oblique, 7-8 mm. broad, pilose : stone lenticular, broader than high, smooth, 

 slightly gibbous. [Rhus virens Lindh.] 



In rocky places, Texas and New Mexico to northern Mexico. Spring. 



8. Schmaltzia hirta ( L. ) Small. A shrub or small tree, sometimes 12 m. tall, abound- 

 ing in a milky sap, the twigs, petioles and panicles densely clothed with spreading hairs. 

 Leaves pinnately compound, 2-4 dm. long, the rachis not winged ; leaflets 11-31, the 

 blades oblong to lanceolate, or the terminal one ovate-lanceolate, 4-15 cm. long, acuminate, 

 coarsely serrate, sessile or nearly so, glabrate above, more or less pubescent beneath : pan- 

 icles 1-2 dm. long: flowers greenish : sepals lanceolate, 1.5 mm. long, acuminate: petals 

 oblong-oblanceolate, about 3 mm. long, obtuse, finally curled back : drupes lenticular, 4 

 mm. broad, bristly pubescent, bright red : stone smooth. [Rhus typhina L.] 



In dry or rocky soil, New Brunswick to Ontario, Minnesota, Georgia and Mississippi. Spring and 

 summer. STAGHORN SUMAC. HAIRY SUMAC. 



9. Schmaltzia glabra (L. ) Small. An almost glabrous shrub, with glaucous foliage, 

 the stem sometimes 4 m. tall and 7 cm. thick. Leaves pinnately compound, 1-3 dm. long, 

 petioled, the rachis terete, pubescent when young ; leaflets 11-13, the blades oblong or 

 lanceolate (the terminal one often ovate), acuminate, serrate, sessile, dark green above, 

 glaucous beneath : panicles densely flowered, 1-3 dm. long : flowers bright green : sepals 

 triangular-lanceolate, 2 mm. long : petals paler than the sepals, ovate, 2 mm. long, hooded, 

 with a tuft of hairs within near the base : drupes bright red, lenticular, 5 mm. broad, 

 viscid-pubescent : stone lenticular, oblique. [Rhus glabra L.] 



In drv soil and about thickets, Nova Scotia to British Columbia, Florida, Mississippi and Arizona. 

 Spring and summer. SMOOTH OR SCARLET SUMAC. 



10. Schmaltzia Ashei Small. A low glabrate shrub 3-6 dm. high, with erect glaucous 

 stems. Leaves pinnately compound, 2-3 dm. long, the rachis terete ; leaflets 13-17, the 

 blades oblong or oval-oblong, 3-9 cm. long, rounded at the apex, coarsely crenate-serrate, 

 deep green above, pale green beneath, often short-stalked : panicles 8-14 cm. long, villous : 

 flowers greenish : drupes lenticular, 4-5 mm. long, pubescent, dark red : stone transversely 

 oblong, oblique, smooth. [Rhus Caroliniana Ashe, not Mill.] 



In sandy soil, North Carolina. Spring. 



11. Schmaltzia Michauxii (Sarg. ) Small. A low densely pubescent shrub, with de- 

 cumbent stems, the branches 2-3 dm. tall. Leaves pinnately compound, 1.5-4 dm. long, 

 the rachis not winged ; leaflets 9-1 5, the blades oblong, oval, or oblong-ovate (the terminal 

 one often ovate), 5-10 cm. long, acuminate, coarsely serrate, often short-stalked: panicles 1-2 

 dm. long, many-flowered : pedicels 2-5 mm. long : sepals lanceolate, 2 mm. long, nearly 

 erect, obtuse : petals erect, 3-3.5 mm. long, hooded at the apex : stamens, included ^fila- 

 ments subulate, slightly longer than the anthers : drupes lenticular, 4-5 mm. long, oblique, 

 deep red, pubescent : stone lenticular, much broader than high, smooth. [Rhus pumtta 

 Michx. R. Michauxii Sarg.] 



In sandy soil, North Carolina to Georgia. Spring. 



FAMILY 5. CYRILLACEAE Lindl. TITI FAMILY. 



Shrubs or small trees, with a watery sap, growing in swampy places. Leaves 

 alternate, without stipules : blades simple, entire, mostly near the ends of the 

 branchlets, rather persistent. Flowers perfect, regular, on pedicels which bear 

 2 scales. Calyx of 5 equal or unequal imbricated persistent sepals. Corolla of 

 5 hypogynous sessile or short-clawed sometimes cohering deciduous petals. 



