74 angiospermjE. 



sempermrens, Yellow Jessamine. Evergreen high twining shrab; 

 fls. yellow, fragrant. Va. to Miss., S. to Gulf. 5. Wrightia, shrubs 

 or climhing trees. W. tinctdria, Palay. Climbing tree, wood ivory- 

 like, valuable. S. Ind. Fig. 145. 6. Nerium. Erect shrubs. 

 N. Oleander, Oleander ; 10°-20= high ; fls. fragrant, white, yellow, 

 rose; sta. 168, A. Ind. 7. Apocynum, Dogbane. Erect herbs; 

 Q|.; fls. pale. A.eamrad6i»MOT, Indian Hemp, U. S. 8. Vinca, Peri- 

 wtNKLB. Small, erect or trailing herbs ; 2|.; fls. blue, purple, white. Old 

 World. Sev. spec. 9. Tabernsemontana. Shrubs or very tall 

 trees ; fr. and milk wholesome. Many spec, tropics. T. 'Atilis, Hta 

 Uya, tall Cow Tree, similar to Galactodendron. Guiana. Tribe 3. 

 Fr. 2 drupes, 1 usually aboi'tive. 1. Tanghinia venenifera, Tanqhin, 

 only spec. Tree. Sds. deadly poisonous. Madagascar. Tribe 3. 

 Berry or boll. 1.. Landolphia, S. Af. ; and 2. Willughbeia, S. Asia ; 

 trees, shrubs; each with sev. climbing spec; yielding Ind. Rubber. 

 Berry orange-like, edible. 3. AUamknda. Boll 2-valved. Hand- 

 some climbing shrubs with .gorgeous golden fls. Sev. spec, S. Am., 

 chiefly Brazil. Tribe 4. Berry. 1. Carissa. Peduncles often re- 

 duced to spines. Shrubs; sev. spec, wood bitter, berries edible. Asia, 

 Australia, Mauritius, Bourbon. 



Ord. S2. Salvadoraceee. Octr Saviour's Trees. — Corol. 4-merouS, 

 sta. 4, epipet. Near to Oleacese. SmsiW Trees ov Shrubs. 1. Salvadora 

 persica, Our Saviour's Tree, Mustard Tree of Scripture. Berry 

 small. Syria. Long considered monotypic ; but 4 other species have 

 been discovered, besides 2 other gen. : 8. Monetia, shrubs ; berry as 

 large as a pea ; 3. Dobera, trees ; berry warty ; all ranging through 

 Af., Asia, B. Ind. 



Ord. S3. Oleaceae. Olives. — Fls. § ; rarely (^ ? , and apetalous. 

 Sta. 2, epipet. Corolla 4-fld ; in Jasminaceaa 4-5-6-lobed. Fr. 1-2- 

 celled ; a berry, drupe, boll, or languette. Shrubs or Trees, often 

 climbing. Lvs. simple or cora{)ound, opp. or alt. 20 gen., 150 spec, 

 temp, and trop. regions, both worlds. 3 Sub-Orders : 



Sub-Ord. 1 Languette or boll. 1. Frixinus, Ash. Fls. $ SJ (? 



or (5^ $ , apet. Lvs. imparipinnate. Fr. a languette. Trees or 

 Shrubs; many species, both worlds. American, Ifts. 7-9: F. ameri- 

 carea. White A., 60°-80° high. F. ^oMSescews, Red A. Similar, 40°- 

 60° high. F. quad.rangulS.ta, Blue A , 50°-70° high. U. S. F. 

 excelsior, 7O°-80° high,' Ifts. 11-13. Eur. Fig. 8. Many varieties 

 with weeping branches. 2. Ornus, Flowering A., Manna A. 

 Lilce F., but petalous. O. ewT-opam, 20°-30° high. S.Eur. 3. For- 

 sythia. Languette. Shrubs, willow-like, hardy; lvs. simple ; hand- 

 some yellow i^ fls. preceding lvs. in spring. China, Japan. 4. Sy- 

 ringa, Lilac. Boll. 10°-20° high ; fls. SJ , panicled, fragrant, purple or 

 white. 6 spec, many varieties. S. E. Eur., E. Asia. Sub-Ord. 2. 

 Drupe or berry. 1. Ligiistrum, Privet. Shrubs or trees ; like Lilac, 

 except in fr. Berry 2-seeded. 21 spec. Japan, China, N. Ind. 2. 

 Chion4nthus mr^inicffl, Fringe-Tree. Shrab or small tree; corolla 

 wliite, lobes ligulate, V long ; fls ^ , in drooping, graceful panicles ; lvs. 

 decid., large, entire. Drupe blue. Penn., Southward. 3. OsmAn- 

 thus. Evergreen shrubs ; fls. SJ , very fragrant, white, red. China, Ja- 

 pan. 4. dlea, Olive. Evers;reen shrubs or trees, 20°-50° high, 

 with valuable mottled wood. Fls. § , fragrant. Fr. an oily drupe. 30 

 spec, Asia, Af., Australia, New Z., U. S. O. saflva, Cultivated 



