90 OLEACEAE. 



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panicles, cymes, or clusters. Calyx of 5, or 4-8, partially united sepals. 

 Corolla of 5, or 4^8, distinct or partially united petals. Androecium of 

 8-16 stamens in one series, partially adnata to the corolla. Gynoecium of 

 2-5 united carpels, the ovaiy sometimes inferior. Fruit drupaceous or 

 capsular. 



1. HALESIA Ellis. Shrubs or trees. Leaves with thinnish blades, 



deciduous. Inflorescence not leafy-bracted. Calyx with relatively large lobes. 



Corolla with nearly erect lobes or petals. Anthers oblong. Ovules 4 in each 



cavity, 1 pair ascending, 1 pair drooping. [Morodendron Britten.] — Spr. 



The light brown heart-wood of the following species is close-grained, light, 

 and soft. 



Corolla-lobes longer than the tube : fruits 2-winged, the stipe wholly included in 

 the wings. 1. H. dipt era. 



Corolla-lobes shorter than the tube : fruits 4-winged, the base of 



the stipe free. 2. H. Carolina. 



1. H. diptera Ellis. Tree becoming 15 m. tall or shrub, the twigs copiously 

 pubescent : leaf -blades oval, oblong, or obovate, 4-15 cm. long, coarsely toothed : 

 calyx 6-7 mm. long, densely pubescent: corolla 20-30 mm. long; lobes pubes- 

 cent without: filaments and style pubescent: fruits 2-winged. 



The SxowDROP-TREE grows in woods and on banks of streams in northern 

 Florida. (Cont.) 



2. H. Carolina L. Tree becoming 25 m. tall or shrub, the twigs sparingly 

 pubescent or glabrous: leaf -blades oblong, oval, or obovate, 5-17 cm. long, 

 finely serrate: calyx 5-6 mm. long, glabrous: corolla 20-25 mm. long; lobes 

 glabrous without: filaments and style glabrous: fruits 4-winged. 



The SiLVEEBELL-TREE grows In woods in northern Florida and the adjacent 

 portion of the peninsula. (Cont.) 



Order OLEALES. 



Shrubs, trees, undershrubs, or i^artially herbaceous plants. Leaves 

 opposite, or rarely alternate or whorled: blades simple or compound. 

 Flowers perfect, polygamous, or dioecious. Calyx of 4 or more partially 

 united sei^als, or wanting. Corolla of 2-6 distinct or partially united 

 petals, or wanting. Androecium of 2-4 stamens partially adnata to the 

 corolla when it is present. Gynoecium of 2 united carpels, the ovary 

 superior. Fruit a capsule, a samara, or a beriy, usually 1-celled by 

 suppression. 



Family 1. OLEACEAE. Olive Family. 



Woody or partially woody plants with erect or climbing stems. 

 Leaves predominantly opposite: blades simple and entire or toothed, or 

 pinnately compound. 



Fruit dry, a samara : leaf-blades pinnately compound. 1. Fraxixus. 

 Fruit fleshy, drupe or berry : leaf-blades simple. 



Corolla wanting or obsolete : style slender. 2. Forestieka. 

 Corolla present : style stout. 



Corolla rotate, white ; lobes elongate. 3. Chionanthus. 



Corolla salverform, greenish ; lobes short. 4. Osmanthus. 



1, FRAXINUS [Tourn.] L. Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite: blades 

 unequally pinnate. Flowers polygamous, dioecious, or rarely perfect, in clus- 

 ters or panicles. Calyx unequally 4-lobed, or obsolete. Corolla of 2-4 petals. 



