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In™'',,'" "''* '™''-'™S '='"«*<'>•' ^-itl. the flowers practi- 

 c^ y wthout ste,„s, June ; leaves hairy at edges. Shrub to 

 6 feet. BRionT-FRuiTEDPHivET-Ligustrumciliitum. 

 C. Flowers ■„ erect 1-2^ inch long clusters with the flowers on 



^'ort^'ems.June.July. AMnRFR.vET-Ligustrumamur<;nse 



Branches smooth; leaves half-evergreen. Cal,.ok»ia Pnn-Er 

 (482)— Ligustrum ovalifolium 



D. Branches more or less hairy (E ) 



^' ir^ZT 7' '-' ""^^ ^^^-^^ flower-chisters large, July, 



Aug. :Nepal Privet -Ligustrumnepalduse. 

 E. Leaves half-evergreen or deciduous, (r.) 



A. 



F. 



July. 



F. 



Shrub to 15 feet with many named varieties. June 

 Common Privet (483) or P«iM^Ligustrum vul^are 

 S^irub to 8 feet with stemmed flowers in the loose 4-i;ch lon.^ 

 clusters. Chixese PRivKx-Ligustrum sinense. "^ 



F. Shrub to 6 feet with about sessile flowers in small clusters 

 ^f^^-^^«^VERixG Privet -LigustrumQuihoui. 

 D. Branches smooth ; leaves evergreen, at least South. (G ) 



G. Bushy shrub to 10 feet ; bloom July, Aug. ; leaves 2-4 inches 

 long. Japak PRiVET-Ligustrum jap6nicum. 

 Large shrub or tree to 20 feet with spreading branches ; leaves 



DwarT h Tf ^r "^"^^^^ (484) -Ligustrum luc'idum 

 Dwarf shrub to 6 feet, very leafy, leaves li-2i inches long. 

 Thick-leaved Privet (485) - Ligustrum coriaceum. 



G. 



G. 



Fig. 486. — Fragrant Olive. 



Fig. 487. — Holly-leaved Olive. 



