I.] 



PRIMULACE^E. 



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in Sicily, where the wild boars root it up for food. The 

 fishermen use it to expel cuttle-fish from their hiding- 

 places among the rocks, in order to procure their ink-bags, 

 which are dried to furnish sepia used in water-colour 

 drawing. 



41. Natural Order Oleaceae. The Olive Family. 



DISTRIBUTION. Widely dispersed through both hemi- 

 spheres, rare in tropical America. British genera 2, 

 species 2. 



Tree or shrub. Leaves opposite. Stamens 2. 



FIG. 125. Flowers of Ash; the hermaphrodite flower; two staminate 

 (diandrous) flowers ; and a pistillate flower. 



Type Common Ash {Fraximts excelsior). 

 A tall deciduous tree, with opposite pinnate leaves, and 

 inconspicuous polygamous flowers. 



