50 Holly (Ilicinece) 



(2) Genus PTELEA, L. (Shrubby Trefoil.) 



From the Greek name of the elm, given because of the similarity of the fruits. 



Fig. 9. Shrubby Trefoil. Hop Tree. P. trifoliata, L. 



- Flowers, of marked odor, in small compound clusters at 

 the ends of the young branches. Staminate, pistilr 

 late, and perfect flowers sbmetimes form on the same 

 bush. Petals, sepals, and stamens three to five. 

 Seed-case, two-celled. Style, short. June. 



Leaves, of three leaflets, two to four inches long, with 

 edges entire or nearly so, and downy when young. 



Fruit, " orbicular," two-celled, two-seeded, with the edge 

 broadly winged throughout ; nearly one inch across ; 

 intensely bitter, and used as a substitute for hops ; 

 a samara. 



Found, in rocky places from Long Island to Minnesota, 

 and southward. 



A shrub six to eight feet high, well fitted for orna- 

 ment, being neat in appearance, not liable to attack from 

 insects, and hung late in the season with large bunches 

 of hop-like fruit. Its leaves and flowers are late in un- 

 folding. 



8. Family ILICINE/E. (Holly Fam.) 



Flowers, in staminate and pistillate forms, white or greenish, small, 

 along the sides of the branches (axillary.) Petals, four to eight, 

 separate, or slightly united at the base. Calyx, minute. Stamens, 

 as many as the petals, and alternate with them. Seed-case, free 

 from the calyx, four- to eight-celled, four- to eight-seeded. 



Leaves, simple, alternate, edge-toothed or entire. 



Fruit, berry-like drupes about the size of peas, with four to eight 

 stones. 



GUIDE TO THE GENERA. 

 Petals oval or reverse egg-shape ; Leaves toothed. (i) Ilex (Holly, etc.). 



(*) Ne m opanthes (Mt. Ho.ly). 



