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

 leaflets 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. SWAMP-ASH. 



River-swamps, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (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. 

 WATER-ASH. POP-ASH. 



River-swamps, n. Fla. and the adj. pen. (Cont.) 



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

 Flowers mostly polygamo-dioecious, 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. 



Leaf-blades entire, obtuse : drupes globular or slightly longer than thick, straight. 

 Drupe globular. 1. F. globosa. 



Drupe oblong or oval. 



Leaf-blades linear or broadened upward : drupe with an 



oblong stone less than 6 mm. long. 2. F. pinetorum. 



Leaf-blades oblong or broadened upward : drupe with an 



oval stone over 6 mm. long. 3. F. porulosa. 



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



curved. 4. F. acuminata. 



1. F. globosa Small. Shrub with intricately branched stems 1-3 m. tall, the 

 twigs pale gray and striate: leaf -blades oblong, elliptic or slightly broadened 

 upward, leathery-fleshy, mainly 1-2 cm. long, slightly paler beneath than above: 

 flowers few, nearly sessile: bracts oval to suborbicular, 2-2.5 mm. long, ciliate: 

 sepals minute or obsolete : drupes globular, 7-9 mm. in diameter, blue. 



Coastal sand-dunes, e. Fla. (Endemic.) 



2. F. pinetorum Small. Shrub with short rigid branches 0.2-1 m. tall, the 

 twigs puberulent: leaf -blades 1-2.5 cm. long, linear-spatulate, entire, remaining 

 thin: bracts obovate to orbicular-cuneate, 1.5-2 mm. long, ciliate: drupes oval, 

 5-6 mm. long, equilateral. 



Pinelands, E. Keys. (Endemic.) 



3. 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 m. long. FLORIDA-PRIVET. 



Coastal hammocks, pen. Fla. (Endemic.) 



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

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

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



long. FORESTIERA. 



River-banks, n. Fla. (Cont.) Spr. 



3. CHIONANTHTJS 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 adnate 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- 



