AMPELIDE^ 



Flowers blue, in a thyrsoid cluster of small corymbs, 2-3 ins. long, in axils of 

 upper leaves or small bracts ; Calyx 5-lobed, petaloid, lobes triangular ; Petals 5, 

 inserted under margin of disk, unguiculate, spreading, deciduous ; Stamens 5, 

 inserted on perigynous disk, opposite petals ; Ovary immersed in disk, 3-celled, 

 styles short, united below, stigmas 3-lobed, spreading ; Fruit a drupe, 3-lobed, 

 sub-globose, black, separating into three 2-valved nutlets. 



Leaves alternate, oblong or oblong-ovate, obtuse, glandular serrate, glabrous 

 on upper surface, paler and pubescent below, 1-1 .\ in. long, i-1 in. wide; 

 petioles stout, stipules acute. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree , 9 ft. ; Branches spreading, angled ; Twigs 

 pubescent when young, yellow-green ; Bark thin, red-brown, scaly. 



Introduced from N. America, 1861. 



VEITCH'S BLUE BUSH, Ceanothus veitchianus. 



Walls, gardens. Requires sunny aspect. Best on a wall, in light, porous soil. 

 May — July. 



Flowers bright blue, in dense terminal clusters ; Fruit a drupe. 

 Leaves alternate, oblong-ovate or oval, glandular serrulate. 

 An evergreen shrub, 6 ft. 

 Introduced from California. 



Class I. . . . . Dicotyledons 



Division II Calycifloroe 



Natural Order . . . Ampelidece (The Vine Order) 



Shrubs with a watery acid juice in the leaves, stems, and unripe fruits ; usually 



climbing by means of tendrils arising opposite the leaves ; Flowers small, green, 



regular ; Calyx minute ; Petals 4-5, inserted on a disk, valvate in bud, usually 



separating at the base and remaining connate above ; Stamens 4-5, opposite 



petals, anthers versatile ; Ovary superior, usually 2-celled ; Fruit a succulent 



berry. 



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