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OLEACE^. (olive FAMILY.) 



2. F. excelsior, L. 



5 10 to 20, buds black. 

 Leaves hysteranthous ; leaf- 

 lets 4-0 pairs, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, tapering at both ends, 

 serrate. Racemes short, 



crowded at apex of branches, 

 erect and at length pendu- 

 lous ; flowers polygamous; 

 samaras oblong-elliptical, obtuse 

 Amanus, and northward. 



Fig. 246. 



Samara of F. excelsior, 

 retuse, or acute at tip — Spring — 



3. F. oxycarpa, Willd. 

 5 o to 15, buds greyish-brown. 

 Leaves hysteranthous : leaflets 

 3-4 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, a- 

 cuminate, serrate. Racemes short, 

 crowded at apex of branches, 

 erect. Samaras oblong-elliptical 

 to oblong-spathulate, tapering at 

 both ends or obtuse — Spring — 



Fig. 247. 



Samara of F . oxycarpa, 

 var. oligophylla. 



Var. olig^opliylla, Boiss. Leaves glaucescent, often simple or 

 of 1-2 pairs of leaflets. Samaras mucronate — Lebanon and Antilebanon 

 to Aleppo. 



2. FOXTAl^ESIA, Labill. Fontanesia. Mumaimm. 



Calyx short, 4-parted, persistent. Petals 4, hypogynous, connect- 

 ed by pairs at base. Stamens long exserted. Ovary 2-3-celled, ovules 

 2 in each cell, suspended ; stigma bifid. Samara elliptical, winged- 

 margined, 2-celled, 1-2-seeded, indehiscent or at length separable at 

 septum — A shrub, with myrtle-like foliage, and minute, white flowers 

 in axillary racemes. 



Fig. 248. 



F. plilllyreoicle§, Lab. 5 ^ 

 to 3. Leaves short-petioled, somewhat 

 persistent, oblong-lanceolate, .02 to 

 .04 long, entire, acute, with cuneate 

 base. Racemes shorter than leaves; 

 pedicels longer than flower ; petals 

 obovate, much longer than calyx; 

 samara .008 long, .006 broad, acute 

 or obtuse or sometimes retuse at apex 

 — May — Thickets and hedges ; 

 Cassius, Amanus, and northward. A 

 fine species which might be cultivat- 

 ed for borders or in clumps. 



Fruiting raceme of 

 Fontanesia phillyreoides. 



3. PHIL.L,YREA, Tourn. Phillyrea. 



Calyx short, 4-lobed. 

 ly sessile. Drupe fleshy 

 evergreen leaves. 



Corolla sub-rotate, 4-parted. Anthers near- 

 stone papery, brittle — Shrubs, with small. 



