LEWIS MOCKORANGE ("SYRINGA") 



Philadel'phus lewis'ii 



B109 

 (2 leaves) 



Flowers white, showy, solitary or in clusters 

 near ends of twigs 



Petals 4 or 5, distinct, oval to oblong-egg- 

 shaped, up to about 1 in. long 



Stamens numerous (20 to 60) 



Outer united flower parts (calyx) top-shaped, 

 tubular below, with 4 or 5 lance-shaped to egg- 

 shaped, tapering or sharp-tipped lobes, hairless 

 outside, hairy within, persistent 



Threadlike stalk (style) 4-branched above 

 middle, tipping seed-producing organ (inferior 

 ovary), persistent 



Seed pods (capsules) top-shaped, partly en- 

 closed by calyx tube, 4- or 5-cellea, 4- or 5- 

 valved, many-seeded, splitting lengthwise along 

 middle of back of each cell 



Leaves opposite, thin, broadly lance-shaped 

 to egg-shaped or oblong, up to 3 in. long, with 

 entire or slightly toothed edges, sharp-pointed, 

 short-stalked, 3- to 5-veined, hairless above, 

 hniry around edges, on veins and at vein axils 

 beneath 



Stems erect or spreading, up to 12 ft. high, 

 with opposite branchlets; twigs red or chest 

 nut-brown, hairless; bark of 2d season with 

 conspicuous cross cracks 



