314 COMMON TREES AND SHRUBS 



The fruit is a two-valved capsule, each capsule containing 

 about four seeds, with a slight membraneous wing. 



Both Privet and Common Ash belong to the same 

 natural order (Oleaceae) as the Lilac. The Common Ash 

 has no perianth, though other species of Ash have, and so 

 approach more closely to the Lilac. The Privet flower 

 (Fig. 205, 10) is very similar to the Lilac, and they should 

 be compared. 



