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apiculate, more or less revolute, dark-green and glabrous above, pale and 

 usually glabrous beneath, short-petioled : calyx 1-1.5 mm. broad: corolla 4-5 

 mm. broad: drupes globose, about 6 mm. in diameter, red. — Spr. 



The Myrtle-leaved holly grows about pineland ponds and in cypress swamps 

 in northern Florida. The pale-brown heart-wood is rather close-grained, light, and 

 soft. iCont.) 



6. I. Cassine L. Small tree, 12 m. tall or shrub, with usually pubescent twigs: 

 leaf-blades leathery, oblanceolate or oblong, or rarely obovate, 4-10 em. long, 

 obtuse, acute, or rarely retuse at the apex, more or less revolute, dark-green 

 and glabrous above, pale and more or less pubescent beneath, or sometimes 

 glabrous, rather slender-petioled : calyx 1.5-2 mm. broad: corolla 4-4.5 mm. 

 broad : drupes globose, 6-8 mm. in diameter, red or sometimes nearly yellow. — 

 Spr. or all year. 



The Daiioox grows on the margins of swamps and in hammocks nearly through- 

 out northern and peninsular Florida. The white or yellowish heart-wood is close- 

 grained, heavy, and hard. Also known as Yaupon. (Cont., Bali., Cuba.) 



7. I. vomitoria Ait. Small tree, 8 m. tall or shrub : leaf -blades leathery, oblong, 

 oval, or elliptic, sometimes oblong-lanceolate on shoots, 1-2.5 cm. long, obtuse, 

 crenate-serrate, deep-green and lustrous above, pale-green beneath: calyx 2 

 mm. broad : corolla 5-5.5 mm. broad : drupes globose, red, 5-6 mm. in diameter, 

 longer than their pedicels. — Spr. 



The Cassena grows on the margins of swamps and on sand ridges especially 

 near the coast in northern Florida and the upper part of the peninsula. Tlie light- 

 brown heart-wood is close-grained, light, soft, and weak. (Cont.) 



8. I. opaca Ait. Tree reaching a height of 15 m., the bark white or pale-gray: 

 leaf-blades parchment-like, oval, elliptic, or obovate, 4-10 cm. long, spine- 

 toothed or sometimes entire, lustrous and dark-green above, pale and dull 

 beneath: corolla 5.5-6.5 mm. broad: drupes globose or globose-ovoid, about 1 

 cm. in diameter, red or rarely yellow, longer than the pedicels. — Spr. 



The Holly grows in sandy woods and in hammocks in northern Florida and the 

 upper part of the peninsula. The white heart-wood is close-grained, light, hard, and 

 weak. Also known as American-holly. (Cont.) 



Family 4. CELASTRACEAE. Staff-tree Family. 



Shrubs or trees, or vines. Leaves alternate, opposite, or wliorled : 

 blades simple. Flowers perfect, polygamous or dioecious, variously borne. 

 Calyx of 3-5 sepals. Corolla of 3-5 petals. Androeeium of 3-5 stamens 

 borne on or under the disk. Gynoeeium of 3-G united carpels. Fiuit a 

 capsule, a drupe, or a berry. Seed often arillate. 



Fruits capsular, dehiscent. 



Leaves opposite : fruit-clusters drooping : capsules depressed at the apes. 



1. Euonymds. 

 Leaves alternate: fruit-clusters not drooping: capsules pointed. 2. Maytencs. 

 Fruits drupaceous : indehiscent. 



Flowers perfect : ovary 4-celled : fruits oblique. :5. Riiacojia. 



Flowers dioecious : ovary 2-celled : fruits not oblique. 



Leaves opposite : flower-clusters peduncled : calyx decidu- 

 ous : drupe not lobed. 4. (iY.minda. 

 Leaves alternate : flower-clusters sessile : calyx persistent : 



drupe lobed. 5. Schaefkekia. 



1. EUONYMUS [Tourn.] L. Shrubs, trees, or rarely vines. Leaves 

 opposite: entire or toothed. Flowers perfect. Sepals 4 or 5. Petals 4 or 5. 

 Stamens 4 or 5, borne on the lobes of the disk: filaments very short: anther- 

 sacs diverging. Stigmas 3-5. Straavberry-bush. 



1. E. atropurpureus Jacq. Tree becoming 8 m. tall or shrub : leaf -blades 5-16 

 cm. long, serrate: petals dark-purple, orbicular-ovate or suborbicular, 2-4 mm. 

 long: capsules depressed: seeds 8-10 mm. long. — Spr. 



The BuRxixG-nrsH grows on river banks in western Florida. The whitish and 

 often yellow-tinged heart-wood is close-grained, heavy, and hard. (Cont.) 



