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F. Tiridissima, Lindl. Strong hardy shrub, with green branches covered 

 with showy yellow flowers, separate on pedicels in early spring before 

 leaves appear: leaves simple, lance-oblong: corolla lobes narrow oblong' and 

 spreading: style twice as long as stamens. 



F. susp6n8a, Vahl. Branches slender and drooping: corolla-lobes larger 

 and more spreading and style shorter than in preceding: leaves simple, 

 broadly-ovate, also frequently trifoliolate on same bush. 



2. SYRlNGA. Lilac. 



Common ornamental shrubs, usually tall, with leaves simple, entire, 

 opposite: many small fragrant flowers in close terminal panicles or thyrses: 

 calyx 4-toothed: corolla salver-form, tube long: limb 4-lobed: stamens 2, on 

 summit of corolla-tube: fruit a 4-seeded flattened pod, 2-valved: seeds flat- 

 tened, somewhat winged or margined. No native species. The name Syringa 

 is sometimes popularly applied to Philadelphus. 



S. vulgS,ris, Linn. Common lilac. Well-known bushy shrub from 

 eastern Europe: flowers purple, lilac to white in dense upright thyrses, very 

 fragrant: leaves heart-shaped, entire, smooth. 



S. P6rsica, Linn. Persian lilac. Less bushy, and more slender than 

 the common lilac: leaves lance-ovate, the bases tapering: and pale lilac 

 or white flowers in loose clusters, appearing later. 



3. CHIONANTHUS. Fringe-tree. 



Shrub or small tree with opposite, simple, entire, petioled leaves: 

 flowers in large loose axillary rather drooping panicles: calyx small, per- 

 sistent: corolla white, with 4 long, narrow petals, scarcely united at base: 

 stamens 2-4, but scarcely adherent to corolla bxse: drupe usually 1-seeded. 



C. Virginica, Linn. Native to moist southern woods, but cultivated 

 for ornament: leaves oval to oblong, 3-5 in. long: panicles with some 

 leafy bracts: flowers conspicuous, in spring, appearing with leaves: petals 

 1 in. long. 



4. LIGtSTRUM. Privet. Prim. 



Stiff shrubs or very small trees: leaves simple, entire, firm and thickish, 

 short-petioled, opposite: flowers small, white, in terminal tliyrses or pan- 

 icles: calyx small, minutely tootlied or truncate: corolla funnel-form, 

 4-lobed, spreading: stamens 2, inserted on corolla-tube: ovary 2celled: 

 fruit a 1-4-seeded, black berry. 



L. vulg&,re, Linn. Leaves thick, elliptic-lanceolate, abundant, persistent, 

 but deciduous: flowers i<i'-in. wide and white: calyx smooth: berries black. 

 Eastern Europe. Used mostly for hedges. 



5. FRAXINUS. Ash. (Fig. 127.) 



Deciduous trees, some of them valuable for timber: leaves odd-pinnate, 

 petiolate: flowers small, insignificant, dioecious (polygamous in some species), 

 racemed or panicled— the American species apetalous, appearing before or 

 with the leaves: calyx 4-toothed, small, seldom wanting: stigma 2-clett: 

 fruit a flat 1- (or 2-) celled key, winged. Several species. 



