92 APOCYNACEAE. 



2. F. acuminata (Miehx.) Poir. Tree sometimes 10 m. tall or shrub, the twigs 

 glabrous: leaf- blades 3-10 em. long, elliptic-oval to ovate-elliptic, slightly- 

 serrate: bracts rhombic, 5-6 cm. long: drupes narrowly oblong, 12-15 mm. 

 long. — Spr. 



The FoKESTiEEA grows on river banks in northern Florida. The yellowish- 

 brown heart-wood is close-grained and rather heavy, but soft. (Cont.) 



3. CHIONANTHUS L. Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, deciduous: 

 blades simple. Flowers perfect or polygamous, in drooping festoon-like panicles. 

 Calyx deeply 4-lobed. Corolla white : lobes narrow, many times longer than the 

 tube. Stamens 2: filaments aduate to the corolla-tube. Stigma notched or 

 2-lobed. Drupe oval to subglobose. 



1. C. virginica L. Tree rarely 10 m. tall or shrub: leaf -blades oval, oblong, 

 or elliptic, varying to obovate, 5-15 cm. long: panicles 5-20 cm. long: calyx- 

 lobes ovate to lanceolate, acute: petals linear, 1.5-2.5 cm. long: drupes 1.5-2 

 cm. long, deep-purple or nearly black. — Spr. 



The Fringe-tree grows in rich woods or on banks of streams in northern 

 Florida and in the peninsula as far south as the Everglade region. The light brown 

 heart-wood is close-grained, heavy, and hard. Also known as Old-man's beard. 

 (Cont.) 



4. OSMANTHUS Lour. Shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite, persistent: 

 blades simple. Flowers polygamous, in axillary racemes or panicles. Calyx 

 prominently 4-lobed. Corolla greenish or white, funnelform: lobes broad, 

 about as long as the tube, or longer. Stamens 2 : filaments partially adnate to 

 the corolla-tube. Stigma entire or 2-lobed. Drupe ovoid or globose. — Spr. 



Inflorescence-branches glabrous : drupes dark-purple. 1. O. americana. 



Inflorescence-branches pubescent : drupes yellowish-green. 2. O. floridana. 



1. O. americana (L.) B. & H. Tree becoming 15 m. tall or shrub, the bark 

 pale: leaf-blades narrowly elliptic, varying to oblanceolate or lanceolate, 5-20 

 cm. long, entire, lustrous above: inflorescence-branches and calyx glabrous: 

 corolla 3-4 mm. long: drupes 10-14 mm. long. 



The Devilwood grows in hammocks in northern Florida and the peninsula to 

 the Everglade region. The dark-brown heart-wood is close-grained, heavy, hard, and 

 very tough. Also known as Wild-olive. (Cont.) 



2. O. floridana Chapm. Similar to the preceding species, but relatively larger 

 throughout: leaf-blades relatively broader: inflorescence-branches and calyx 

 pubescent: corolla 4-5 mm. long: drupes 16-20 mm. long. 



The Florida devilwood grows in pinelands and on sand-dunes in peninsular 

 Florida. The wood has not yet been studied. (Endemic.) 



Order ASCLEPIADALES. 



Herbs, shrubs or trees, commonly with a milky juice. Leaves alternate 

 or opposite : blades entire. Inflorescence cymose, sometimes umbellate. 

 Calyx of usually 5, partially united, sepals. Corolla of usually 5 partially 

 united petals. Androeeium of 5 distinct or monadelphous stamens. Pollen 

 gi'anular, or in waxy masses. Gynoeeium of usually 2 carpels sometimes 

 only united at the apex. Stigma terminal. Fruit a pair of follicles, or 

 drupaceous. 



Family 1. APOCYNACEAE. Dogbane Family. 



Perennial herbs, vines, shrubs or trees, mostly with a milky acrid 

 juice. Leaf-blades simple. Androeeium of 5 stamens with the anthers 



