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or wanting. Stamens 2 or rarely 3 or 4. Stigma 2-lobed. Samara winged at 

 the tip or all around. — Spr. — Ash. 



Samara-body flat, the wing extending to its base or around it. 



Samara spatulate or oblong-spatulate. 1. F. pauciflora. 



Samara elliptic to ovate or obovate. 2. /''. caroliniana. 



Samara-body terete, the wing terminal or partly decurrent. 

 Wing of the samara extending along the sides of the body. 

 Samara-body stout, not clearly defined from the wing : 



twigs, petioles and pedicels velvety-pubescent. 3. F. profunda. 



Samara-body slender, clearly defined from the wing : 



twigs, petioles and pedicels glabrous. 4. F. pennsylvanica. 



Wing of the samara terminal or nearly so. 5. F. americana. 



1. F. pauciflora Nutt. Tree becoming 10 m. tall or shrub, the twigs glabrous: 

 leatiets 5-7; blades of the lateral ones lanceolate, elliptic, or oblong or some 

 of them ovate, 4-15 cm. long, undulate or repand: samaras 4-6 cm. long, the 

 wing oblong to spatulate, longitudinally veined. 



The Swamp-ash grows in river-swamps in northern Florida and the northern 

 portion of the peninsula. The whitish heart-wood is close-grained but light and 

 soft. (Cont.) 



2. F. caroliniana Mill. Tree sometimes 12 m. tall or shrub, the twigs often 

 pubescent: leaflets 5-9, usually 5-7; blades of the lateral ones elliptic-lanceo- 

 late, 4-12 cm. long, shallowly serrate or nearly entire: samaras 4-5 cm. long, 

 the wings elliptic, or nearly so, varying to ovate or obovate, pinnately veined. 



The Watek-ash grows in river-swamps in northern Florida and the adjacent 

 part of the peninsula. The white or yellow-tinged heart-wood is close-grained, 

 light, and soft. (Cont.) 



3. F. profunda Bush. Tree sometimes 35 m. tall, the twigs pubescent: leaflets 

 7-9; blades of the lateral ones lanceolate-ovate, elliptic or rarely oblong, 6-12 

 cm. long, entire or undulate: .samaras 4-5 cm. long, the wing linear-oblong or 

 oblong-spatulate. 



The Pumpkin-ash grows in deep river-swamps in middle and western Florida. 

 The wood has not yet been studied. (Cont.) 



4. F. pennsylvanica Marsh. Tree sometimes 20 m. tall, the twigs mainly gla- 

 brous: leaflets 5-7; blades of the lateral ones lanceolate or sometimes elliptic, 

 5-20 cm. long, entire, or serrate, especially near the apex: samaras 3.5-6 cm. 

 long, the wing spatulate, decurrent to the middle of the linear body or near it. 



The Red-ash grows on banks of streams in middle and western Florida. The 

 light-brown heart-wood is coarse-grained, heavy, and hard. (Cont.) 



5. F. americana L. Tree becoming 40 m. tall, the twigs glabrous : leaflets 5-9 ; 

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

 thin, entire or shallowly toothed: samaras 2.5-3.5 cm. long, the wing linear- 

 spatulate or oblong-spatulate, terminal or nearly so on the oblong-cylindric body. 



The White-ash grows in rich woods in middle and western Florida. The 

 brown heart-wood is close-grained, heavy, and hard. Also known as American-ash. 

 (Cont.) 



2. FORESTIERA Poir. Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite: blades simple. 

 Flowers mostly polygamo-dioeeious, in lateral clusters. Calyx minute, 4-6- 

 lobed, or obsolete. Corolla wanting, or rarely of 1-2 deciduous petals. 

 Stamens 2-4. Stigma 2-lobed. Drupe oblong to globular. [Adelia P. Br.] 



Leaf-blades entire, obtuse : drupes slightly longer than thick, straight. 1. F. porulosa. 

 Leaf-blades toothed, acuminate : drupes much longer than thick, 



curved. 2. F. acuminata. 



1. F. porulosa (Michx.) Poir. Small tree or shrub 1-3 m. tall, the twigs gla- 

 brous or nearly so: leaf-blades 1.5-5 cm. long, oblong-lanceolate to spatulate. 

 entire: bracts oval or suborbicular, about 1.5 mm. long, ciliate: drupes oblong, 

 7-8 mm. long. — All year. 



The Florida-privet grows in coastal hammocks of peninsular Florida and the 

 adjacent parts. The wood has not yet been studied. 



