OLEACEiE 



Flowers greenish-white, small, very fragrant, axillary ; Calyx 4-lobed ; 

 Corolla 4-lobed, imbricate; Stamens 2 ; Ovary superior; Fruit a drupe. 



Leaves opposite, oval or oblong, prickly -toothed, resembling Holly, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, shining deep green, 3-4 ins. long. 



An evergreen shrub, 6 ft. ; Bark of young shoots almost black. 



Native of Japan. Generic name from Gr. osme, perfume, and anthos, a flower. 



WHITE FRINGE TREE, Chlonanthus virginka. 



Gardens, shrubberies. May — July. ^Vill flourish in moist, sandy peat 

 or loam, in somewhat shady position. Propagated by grafting on Ash in 

 March ; budding on Ash in July ; seeds in sandy soil in cold frame in April. 



Flowers white, fragrant, perfect and andro-dioecious, in a drooping panicle 

 of 3-flowered clusters, pubescent, 4-6 ins. long, bracteate and bracteolate ; 

 Calyx minute, 4-partite, inferior; Petals 4, long and narrow, fringe-like, 

 hypogynous ; Stamem 2-4, inserted on base of corolla, anthers yellow, connective 

 green ; Ovary ovate, style short, stigma fleshy, 2-lobed ; Fruit a drupe, purple, 

 glaucous, oval or oblong, 1 in. long, flesh thin and dry, stone thick-walled, 

 crustaceous, foliaceous bracts 2 ins. long ; ripe in September. 



Leaves opposite, oval, oblong, or obovate-lanceolate, entire, ciliate, acute 

 or obtuse, glabrous, petiolate, exstipulate, dark shinmg green above, pubescent 

 on veins below, 4-8 ins. long, i-4 ins. wide. Autumn tint yellow. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, 10-15 ft. ; Branchlets angled, compressed 

 at top ; Bark smooth, light-coloured ; Buds ovate, acute ; scales brown, 

 ciliate ; Wood heavy, hard, close-grained, light brown. 



Introduced from N. America, 1796 ; there reaches 30 ft. Generic name 

 from Gr. chio7i, snow, and anthos, a flower, referring to snow-white flowers. 



IBOTA PRIVET, Ligustrum Ibota. 



Gardens. August. The Privets are most suitable for growing in town 



gardens, and make good hedges. The deciduous kinds may be pruned in 



autumn, and evergreens in April. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots 

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