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2. S. persica L. Persian Lilac. A more slender and less 

 branched shrub than No. 1. Leaves lance-ovate, somewhat nar- 

 rowed or tapering at the base. Flowers in rather loose clusters, not 

 very sweet-scented, pale lilac or white. Corolla lobes ovate, some- 

 what bent inward. Pods linear. Cultivated from western Asia, less. 

 common than No. 1. 



IV. CHIONAWTHUS L. 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, opposite, entire, 

 petioled, deciduous. Flowers in panicles borne on wood of 

 the previous season. Calyx small, 4-cleft, persistent. Corolla, 

 v^heel-shaped, 4-parted, the lobes long and linear. Stamens 

 2-4, included, inserted on the base of the corolla. Style short ; 

 stigma 2-lobed. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe.* 



1. C. virginica L. Fringe Tree, Old Man's Beard. A small 

 tree, with smooth, light gray bark and spreading branches. Leaves 

 oval to oblong, acute or obtuse at each end, smooth or slightly 

 downy. Panicles large and loose, leafy-bracted, appearing with the 

 leaves. Flowers on slender, drooping pedicels. Petals 1 in. or more 

 in length. Fruit ovoid, purple, |-f in. long. Along streams, usually 

 on light soil.* 



V. LIGUSTEUM L. 



Shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, entire, deciduous or some- 

 times persistent. Flowers in terminal panicles or similar 

 clusters, white, small. Calyx minutely 4-toothed or truncate. 

 Corolla funnel form, 4-lobed. Stamens 2, short, inserted in the 

 tube of the corolla. Ovary free, 2-celled, 2 ovules in each cell j 

 style short. Fruit a 1-4-seeded, globose berry.* 



1. L. _vulgare L. Privet. A branching shrub, 4-10 ft. high; 

 branches long and slender. Leaves somewhat leathery, lanceolate to 

 obovate, short-petioled, tardily deciduous. Panicles dense, minutely 

 downy. Flowers j in. wide, fragrant. Stamens included. Berries 

 black. Introduced from Europe and used largely for hedges.* 



80. GENTIANACE-S;. Gentian Family 



Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves entire, usually opposite, 

 sometimes alternate, without stipules. Flowers actinomor- 

 phic, solitary or in cymes. Calyx hypogynous, 4-8-toothed 

 or lobed. Corolla hypogynous, wheel-, bell-, or funnel-shaped. 



