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sessile or nearly sessile, racemes. Calyx perigynous: sepals 5. Corolla perig- 

 ynous: lobes 5, imbricate, with staminodia at the sinuses. Stamens 5: fila- 

 ments very short, adnate to the base of the very short corolla-tube. Ovary and 

 capsule half -inferior. 



1. S. floribundus H.B.K. Plant glabrous, 1-6 dm. tall: leaf -blades spatulate 

 to oval or obovate, 3-15 cm. long: sepals ovate or triangular-ovate, barely 1 

 mm. long, acute: corolla white, 3 mm. wide; lobes oblong: capsules 2.5-3 mm. 

 in diameter. M. Bare, in wet soil, along the Conestoga Creek. Limestones. 

 Sum. WATER-PIMPERNEL. BROOKWEED. 



Order EBENALES. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, opposite, or whorled: blades 

 simple. Flowers perfect, monoecious, or dioecious. Calyx of 3-12 par- 

 tially united sepals. Corolla of 3-12 partially united petals. Androecium 

 of as many stamens as there are corolla-lobes or twice as many, or more, 

 sometimes accompanied by staminodia. Gynoecium of 3-several united 

 carpels. Fruit capsular or baccate. 



FAMILY 1. EBENACEAE. EBONY FAMILY. 



Shrubs or trees. Leaves mostly alternate: blades entire. Flowers 

 solitary or in cymes. Calyx of 3-7 partially united sepals, persistent, 

 accrescent. Corolla of 3-7 partially united petals, often urceolate. Androe- 

 cium of 3 or 4 times as many stamens as there are corolla-lobes. Gynoe- 

 cium of 3-several united carpels. Fruit a berry, or sometimes capsular. 



1. DIOSPYROS L. Shrubs or trees. Leaves scattered: blades entire. 

 Calyx 3-7-lobed. Stamens with pubescent filaments and anthers opening 

 lengthwise. Berry spheroidal or elongate. 



1. D. virginiana L. Shrub, or tree becoming 35 m. tall, the bark very rough: 

 leaf -blades ovate, oval, or elliptic, 8-20 cm. long, acute or acuminate: corolla 

 8-13 mm. long; lobes reniform: berries 3-4 cm. in diameter, astringent when 

 green, yellow or reddish and sweet when ripe. Common, in fields, thickets 

 and open woods. Sum. PERSIMMON. 



Order OLEALES. 



Shrubs, trees, undershrubs, or herbaceous plants. Leaves opposite, or 

 rarely alternate or whorled : blades simple or pinnately compound. Flowers 

 perfect, polygamous, or dioecious. Calyx of 4 or more partially united 

 sepals, or wanting. Corolla of 2-6 distinct or partially united petals, or 

 wanting. Androecium of 2-4 stamens partially adnate to the corolla when 

 it is present. Gynoecium of 2 united carpels, the ovary superior. Fruit a 

 capsule, a samara, or a berry, usually 1-celled by suppression. 



FAMILY 1. OLEACEAE. OLIVE FAMILY. 



Woody or partially woody plants with erect or climbing stems. Leaves 

 predominatingly opposite: blades simple and entire or toothed, or pin- 

 nately compound. 



