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COEOLLIPLOE^. 



Plants fui'iiished with an inferior Calyx, and a monopetalous, staminiferous Corolla. 



LXII. EBENACE.E. 



Corolla 3-7-lobed, inserted on the calyx. Stamens usually 2, unequal, opposed to each Divi- 

 sion of Corolla. Fruit of many 1- or 2-seeded cells. Trees or Shrubs, with simple, undivided, 

 alternate L. and no Stipules. 



531. DIOSPYRTJS. 



1. Iiotus. L. ovato-oblong, acuminate, of 

 a different colour beneath, marked with some- 

 what callous spots. Buds woolly within. T. 

 7, 8. Warm hills. Canton of Tessino. Kome, 

 hardly wild. ,■ 



532. STYRAX. 



1. officinalis. L. ovate, villous beneath. 

 Rac. simple, shorter than L. S. 4, 5. Woods. 

 Prov. Nice. Tivoli. Frascati. 



LXIIL JASMINEiE. 



Corolla 4-8-lobed, or none. Stamens 3. Germen superior, of 3 cells, each with 2 penduloas 

 seeds. Trees or Shrubs, generally with opposite L. 



533. OLEA. 



1. europsea. L. lanceolate, quite entire, 

 'i-coloured. Rac. axillary, compound. T. 5, 6. 

 Rochj. It. Escapes. The naturalized plant 

 has a rounder Fr. and is sometimes spinescent. 



534. PHILLYREA. 



1. angustifolia. L. lineari-lanceolate, 

 nearly entu'e, acute. Drupe apiculate. S. 

 3-5. Rocky thickets. It. Prov. 



2. media. L. ovato-lanceolate or oblong, 

 mucronulate. Drupe apiculate. Serratures 

 various. S. 4, 5. Thickets, s. Pr. It. Istria. 



3. latifolia. Lower L. cordato-ovate, spi- 

 nuloso-scrrulate; upper oblong. Pedicels longer 

 than flowers. IDrupe obtuse, umbilicate. S. 

 4, 5. Thickets, s. Fr. It. 



4. stricta. AH L. flat, elliptic ; the upper 

 slightly and obtusely serrate. Interior Branches 

 rod-like. Rac. dense, di-ooping ; the Stalks 

 shorter than flowers. Drupe obtuse, umbili- 

 cate. S. 3. Woody hills. It.— Bert. 



535. LIGUSTRUM. 



1. vulgare. L. elliptico-lanceolate. Pan. 

 terminal, crowded. S. 5, 6. Hedges and 

 thickets : common. 



536. JASMINUM. 



1. officinale. L. opposite, pinnate. Lts. 

 acuminate. Div. of Cal. lineari-filiform. Climb- 

 ing S. 7, 8. Escapes. On walls and in vine- 

 yards, s. Fr. s. G. 



2. fruticans. L. alternate, ternate, or 

 simple. Lts. somewhat cuneate, obtuse. Div. 

 of Cal. linear, acute. Weak S. 5-7. Calc. 

 rocks. Prov. Nice. s. Tyrol. 



3. humile. L. alternate simple, ternate, 

 or pinnate. Lts. ovato-oblong, somewhat acute. 

 Div. of Cal. very short. s.S. 5, 6. Grasse 

 in Prov. 



537. SYRINGA. 



L. cordate, acuminate. S. 

 Fr. Woods near Etampes. 



1. vulgaris, 



4, 5. Escapes. 

 Germany. 



538. FONTANESIA. 



1. pliyllyrecides. L. nearly opposite, lan- 

 ceolate or obovate. Rac. compound, axiUary, 

 nodding. Stamens 2-4. Styles 1-4. s.T. 5. 

 Calc. hills between Syracuse and Avola, Sic. 



539. FRAXINUS. 



A. Flowers with Calyx and deeply ^-partite 

 Petals. 



1 . Ornus. Lts. elliptical or lanceolate 



