106 OLEACEAE. 



Corolla-lobes valvate in the bud. 1. 8. americana. 



Corolla-lobes manifestly imbricated or convolute in the bud. 



Bracts of the inflorescence mostly leaf-like : leaf-blades slightly 



pubescent beneath. 2. 8. pulverulenta. 



Bracts of the inflorescence only leaf-like at the base of the 



panicle or raceme : leaf-blades densely pubescent beneath. 3. S. grandifolia. 



1. S. americana Lam. Shrub, with sparingly stellate twigs: leaf -blades oval, 

 elliptic or oblong, varying to ovate or obovate, 2-10 cm. long, entire or dis- 

 tinctly and shallowly toothed: pedicels glabrous or nearly so: calyx much 

 shorter than the pedicel: corolla-lobes elliptic-oblong or lanceolate-oblong, 

 acute : drupes 6-8 mm. in diameter. 



Swamps, stream-banks, and moist hillsides, n. Fla. and the adj. pen. (Cont.) 



2. S. pulverulenta Michx. Shrub, with densely stellate twigs: leaf -blades 

 ovate, oval or obovate, 2-8 em. long, sharply serrate or undulate: pedicels 

 canescent or hoary: calyx about as long as the pedicel: corolla-lobes oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate, rather obtuse: drupes 7-9 mm. in diameter. 



Pineland-swamps, moist pinelands, and stream-banks, n. Fla. and the upper 

 pen. (Cont.) 



3. S. grandifolia Ait. Shrub, with densely stellate twigs : leaf -blades ovate, oval 

 or sometimes elliptic, 9-20 cm. long, coarsely toothed or nearly entire : pedicels 

 canescent: corolla-lobes elliptic: drupes 8-10 mm. in diameter. 



Rich woods and stream-banks, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



Order OLEALES. 



Shrubs, trees, undershrubs, or partially 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 sepals, or wanting. Corolla of 2-6 distinct or partially united 

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

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

 superior. Fruit a capsule, a samara, or a berry, 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. 



Shrubs or trees with simple or compound leaf -blades : fruit not didymous. 



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

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



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

 Corolla present : style stout. 



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



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



Woody vines with compound leaf-blades : fruits didymous. 5. JASMINUM. 



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

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

 ters or t>anicles. Calyx unequally 4-lobed, or obsolete. Corolla of 2-4 petals, 

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

 the tip or all around. Spr. ASH. 



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



Samara elliptic to ovate or obovate. 2. F. curoUniana. 



