Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



31. Storax. (Styrax japonica.) 



LEAF: 2^', simple, alternate, serrate, ovate or long-ovate, 

 pointed. FLOWER : m. white (corolla deeply 5-8-lobed, hairy, 

 stamens 10-16, style i), clustered ; June, July ; 4*-6. 



32. Fontanesia. (F. Fortune!.) 



LEAF: 1'-$', simple, opposite, entire, elliptical, smooth. 

 FLOWER : m. white, small (corolla 4-lobed, 2 stamens, i style, 

 2-lobed at apex), in terminal and lateral clusters ; July ; 8-i2 ; 

 often arboreal. Syria. 



33. California Privet. (Ligustrum ovalifolium.) 



LEAF : 2', simple, opposite, entire, oval, dark green above ; 

 whole bush entirely smooth. FLOWER : m. white (corolla salver- 

 shaped, 4-lobed, i style 2-lobed at apex), clustered ; summer. 

 Japan. 



34. Ibota Privet. (Ligustrum Ibota.) 



LEAF : 2', simple, opposite, entire, elliptical ; a hairy shrub. 

 FLOWER : essentially as in last. Japan. 



35. Italian Privet. (Ligustrum Italicum.) 



LEAF: i'-i^', simple, opposite, entire, elliptical, both ends 

 pointed. FLOWER : m. white (details as in foregoing) ; berries 

 white in fall. Europe. 



36. Honeysuckles. (Lonicera.) 



LEAF : 2'-3', simple, opposite, entire, oval to elliptical, mostly 

 smooth, and almost or quite stemless. FLOWER : m. white to 

 pinkish (corolla tubular-bell-shaped, 5-lobed, somewhat irregular, 

 or 2-lipped, 5 stamens, slender style), few-clustered ; specific de- 

 tails as follows : 



(a) L. fragrantissima : leaf i^4'~3\ hairy on midrib beneath, 

 as also young shoots. Flower rather hairy inside, whitish, very 

 fragrant, early spring ; bark shreddy ; berries entirely or almost 

 separate ; 3-6. China. 



(b) L. rubra : a variety of fragrantissima with red flowers. 



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