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downy underneath, inversely ovate or oval, dentate, with a woolly 

 petiole. Corolla, generally 5-parted, downy. Calyx, 5-toothed. 

 Stamens, twice as many as the lobes of the corolla. Fruit, round, 

 with calyx adhering. Flowers, in long, loose racemes, showy. 



Shrub 5 to 12 feet high, found in woods from Virginia to 

 Florida. Whole plant softly tomentose. 



S. pwverulenta is a smaller shrub with narrower leaves than the 

 last. Leaves, mostly entire-margined, quite rough and scurfy 

 underneath. Flowers, large, wheel - shape, fragrant, white, in 

 pairs or threes borne in the axils of the leaves near the tips of 

 the branches. 



Two to 4 feet high. Pine barrens, Virginia to Florida and 

 Texas. 



S. americkna is the tallest of the genus, 4 to 10 feet, with smaller 

 blossoms and smoother foliage than the last. Leaves, bright green 

 above and below. Flowers, generally single, drooping, in the 

 leaf-axils. 



A Southern species, Virginia to Florida and along the 

 Mississippi Valley, northward to Illinois. 



Old Man's Beard. Fringe Tree 



Chionanthus <virginica. — Family, Olive. Color, white. Leaves 

 entire, oval, acute, petioled, somewhat thick. Calyx, 4-parted, 

 small. Petals, 4, united at base, long, narrow, thread-like. 

 Flowers, panicled, drooping, the long, wavy petals giving the 

 whole shrub or small tree a soft and delicate appearance when in 

 blossom, in May and June. Fruit, a purple drupe. 



Banks of streams from New Jersey to Texas. Often culti- 

 vated. 



Privet 



Ltgustrum c oulgare — Family, Olive — is the common privet used 

 largely for hedges. It is easily grown, endures considerable cold ; 

 with its profuse branching and small, bright green leaves, makes 

 one of the best of hedge plants. Its white flowers, coming early 

 and late, have a disagreeable odor, and are usually pruned off 

 when in bud. 



Indian Hemp 



Apocynwn cannabium. — Family, Dogbane. Color, greenish 

 white. Leaves, oblong, those near the ends of branches almost 

 lance -shape, with short petioles or none, pale green, slightly 

 downy beneath, tipped with a sharp point, opposite. Calyx, 



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