roi'CF.AH l-r.OHA. 



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72. JESSAMINE FAMILY. o„i..r .lASMiN.vrK.K. 



SliruMiy, iim>tly climltiii^' iiluiits, with u|)jiic*it«' ninl lun^tly »'nin|>(nmil (itiimatr) Icivcb, 

 iiinl inTlcrl llnwiT"* with a Halv»'r-!-liui>r<| cctrollii of 5 ix inoji' iolu's <iVfiliii>|tiii;,' in the l)ii<i, 

 Itiit cmly 2 .Htaiiicii"'. Ovary 2-iclIfil, with 2 *>v 3 oviiics in-ci t'lniii tlic hat*'- of t-ai!'- «'ll. 

 No wihl siK'cit'M ; hilt ill jjanhii^aii'l imiiHfs \vf hav.- llif coniinuii .l>i.<m /(»/» 1 *.Ik.>.h,\mink. 



iwiiy, to 



liail-n or 



'amily, 

 If, {hi}. 

 ii'iinj^ 

 M't'ileil 

 The 

 ic two 



KWEKD. 

 KWEED. 



73. OLIVE FAMILY. n,.i.r oM:a<i:.K. 



Shriihs or triM's, with iiji|msii»' h-avcs ; the enroll, I. wlifii thf'it! i« iHiy, 4-Ii>lic,l, anil th« 

 lf)hts lutlnitf 'filj^'f to ('»l«^f ill tln' hiiil, hut tlif >t;iiiirii' only 2 ainl f-hort : soiiiitiiucH 

 then- an- 4 (lisiinct ]»t'tals ; aii<l all our s|n'ci.'s if A^h an* withuut iiftal". ( )vaiy 2-i't Ih-d, 

 with 2 ovuloa lian;.'iiiir from tlu' top of each cell : tlie fiuil oitcii i-i'«'lh'ii ami i-Mfihil ; 

 fitlu-r a stone-fruit, as in tin- ( )iivu uiul Friii^e-tree ; u heriy, a» in Privet; a j tod, as 

 ill liihic ; or a key, as in ihc A.>li. 



Cuiulla Halver-sliiijM'il or fuiiii<lshiipiiK with a .jldhcil Ixiidcr : tlnwrr.* I'orfcit, in 

 tliick |iiOiiclr!4. l.i-iiVfN .Hiiii]ili>, •■utile. 

 Comlla saivtT sli.iped with a hai;,' t\ilie ; fruit a llat .i-s.-nlcd |i(iil, ( SVcf>i»/<» 1 '1,11 AC 



Ctirolhi Hhiiit, f-niiiel-sh:iiieil • fiuit a i or 2 sffileil horiy. I,<iw slmih, {fj>n'i'fiiiiii\ "I'kivkt. 



Corolla of 4 very ion.; ami narrow petals, liarely iinited nt tli-' hottmn. iMiipe i 

 Hoeiloil. Low tice or sluiih, wi h siinplf leiivex, aiid sh'iiiler iliimpiiiu 

 jiaideles of delicate .siir>w-white hlossoiiis, {« 'hii>iiiiiitlni.i\ l''l(INiiK-TltKK. 



Corolla none : even tlie calyx small or Hninetiiint iione : Kt!iiiieii;i 2, larely s or .\. >>u 

 the receptacle : fruit a key. winged at the top or all round, i-sct'ded. Tiees, 

 with opposite pinnate leaves, (Fnixiniiii) A.SH. 



Lilac. Si/riti III. 



1. Common Liiac. Leaves more ki h-s.s heart shaped ; ttowerrt lilac or whit*', in Kpriii^t. ("ulti- 



vated : one of the <'<inoiionest nriiaineiital HliruhK, ,S', ruliiiivix, 



2. I'KHsiAS liil.Ac. I.eavfsiihlonj,' or laiicc shaped ; clusters more slemler. Cultivated. S. J'lr.ura. 



Ash. Fnixliiitu, 



The flowers in all our 8]ipcies appenr in eaily sprin.', in rlusters, and are direcious, or nearly so. 



* Key wiiujed from the top only : leaflets stalked. 



T. White Asir. Sliootsand stalks smooth ; leaflets 7 to 9, i)ale (smooth or downy) heneath ; hody 



of the ki-y iii!ir;.;inlesH and hlunt. /'. A ni( rirana. 



2. KeI) Asm. .^hoots and stalks velvety ; leaflets 7 to 9, downy beneath ; body of the key 2-<(l;;ed, 



acute at the base, the wing lon^r and nnrrow, f\ puhegcenn, 



3. Green A.SH. Smooth throuKliout ; leaflet.s 5 to 9. green both sides ; key as in No. 2. /'. ririiiis, 



* * Key win^'ed all round, oblong. 

 '4. Hl.ACK Ash. Leaflets 7 to it, sessile; oblong-lanceolate, tapering to a point, green both sides; 

 no calyx to the fertile flowers. Swann>8 ; common N. /'. Kainliuri/olia. 



5. Blue Ash. Lranchletssiiuare; leaflets 7 to 9, short-stalked, lance-ovute. W. F. quadmnyKldta. 



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