OLEACEAE 919 



10. Praxinus Americana L. A forest tree, reaching a height of 40 m., with a maxi- 

 mum trunk diameter or nearly 2 m. , the foliage glabrous or nearly so. Leaves 1-4 dm. 

 long ; leaflets 5-9, the blades of the lateral ones lanceolate, oblong or elliptic, 5-15 cm. 

 long, deep green and often lustrous above, pale and commonly glaucous or rarely with 

 scattered hairs beneath, entire or shallowly toothed, inequlateral or strongly oblique at the 

 base : samaras 2. 5-3. 5 cm. long, each with a stout oblong-cylindric body and a linear-oblong 

 or oblong-spatulate wing which is terminal or nearly so. 



In rich woods, Nova Scotia to Minnesota, Florida and Texas. WHITE ASH. CANE ASH. 



11. Fraxinus Biltmoreana Beadle. A tree, reaching a height of about 18 m., with 

 a maximum trunk diameter of about 4 dm., the branches widely spreading, the branchlets 

 stout, the young ones densely and softly pubescent. Leaves 2-3 dm. long ; leaflets 7-9, the 

 blades of the lateral ones ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 7-14 cm. long, acuminate, entire or 

 obscurely toothed, dark green and slightly lustrous above, whitish and more or less copi- 

 ously pubescent beneath, sometimes falcate ; petiolules like the petiole and rachis closely 

 pubescent to puberulent : samaras 3.5-5 cm. long, the wing 2J-3 times longer than the 

 stout terete body. 



In valleys and on river banks, Pennsylvania to Georgia. 



5. ADELIA P. Br. 



Shrubs or trees, often wide-branching. Leaves opposite, deciduous : blades simple. 

 Flowers inconspicuous, mainly polygamo-dioecious, appearing before the leaves in lateral 

 clusters or racemes on the branchlets of the preceding year. Calyx usually present but 

 small : tube very short : lobes 4-6, unequal. Corolla usually wanting, rarely of 1-2 decidu- 

 ous petals. Stamens 2-4 : anthers rather extrorse. Ovary 2-celled : stigmas thick, some- 

 times 2-lobed. Ovules 2 in each cavity, pendulous. Drupe various. Seeds solitary or 

 rarely 2. Testa membranous. Endosperm fleshy. [ Forestiera Poir. ] 



Leaves persistent ; blades leathery, punctate. 



Leaf-blades linear to linear-cuneate, less than 4 mm. wide. 1. A. angustifolia. 



Leaf-blades oblong-lanceolate or spatulate, over 5 mm. wide. 2. A. segregate*. 



Leaves deciduous; blades membranous, not punctate. 

 Leaf-blades pubescent, at least beneath. 



Pistillate flowers and drupes pedicelled. 3. A. pubescent. 



Pistillate flowers and drupes sessile or nearly so. 4. A. ligustrina. 



Leaf-blades glabrous. 



Calyx persistent : drupes 4-5 mm. long. 5. A. parvifolia. 



Calyx fugacious : drupes 12-15 mm. long. 6. A. acuminata. 



1. Adelia angustifolia (Torr.) Kuntze. An evergreen, often large shrub, with gla- 

 brous foliage. Leaves firm-leathery, 1-2.5 cm. long; blades linear to linear-cuneate, 

 obtuse, entire, revolute, lustrous above, not reticulated beneath, sessile : flowers often per- 

 fect, in small clusters : drupes ovoid, acute, short-pediceled. 



In dry soil, southern Texas and adjacent Mexico. Spring. 



2. Adelia segregata (Jacq. ) Small. An evergreen shrub, with glabrous foliage. 

 Leaves thin-leathery, 1.5-5 cm. long ; blades oblong-lanceolate, or spatulate, obtuse, slightly 

 revolute, lustrous above, finely reticulated beneath, narrowed into short petioles : flowers 

 from the branchlets of the previous year : drupes oval or ovoid, 7-8 mm. long, short- 

 pedicelled : stone longitudinally many-ribbed. [Myrica segregata Jacq.] 



In dry woods and sand, peninsular Florida and the Keys. Also in the West Indies. Spring. 



3. Adelia pube'scens (Nutt. ) Kuntze. A shrub, with widely branching stems and 

 densely hairy twigs. Leaves deciduous, 1-4 cm. long ; blades elliptic-oval or oblong- 

 obovate, obtuse, somewhat serrate, narrowed into short petioles : flowers from the branchlets 

 of the preceding year, the pistillate in clusters in short spurs, slender-pedicelled : drupes 

 oblong, 6-7 mm. long, the pedicels somewhat shorter : stone ribbed. 



On river banks, Arkansas to Florida and Texas. Spring. 



4. Adelia ligustrina Michx. A shrub 1-3 m. tall, with widely branched stems, the 

 twigs and leaves pubescent, or glabrate in age. Leaves becoming firm, deciduous, 1-4 cm. 

 long ; blades elliptic, oblong, oval or approaching obovate, finely serrate, obtuse or acute, 

 manifestly petioled : flowers from the branchlets of the preceding year ; staminate in 

 numerous dense sessile clusters ; pistillate in clusters on very short spurs : calyx minute : 

 drupes nearly sessile, broadly oblong or oval, 7-8 mm. long. 



On river banks and in damp soil, Tennessee to Georgia and Florida. Summer. 



5. Adelia parvifolia (A. Gray) Small. A glabrous shrub 2-3 m. tall, with much- 

 branched stems. Leaves 1-4 cm. long, deciduous ; blades firm, oblong, elliptic or spatulate, 



