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Ord. 66. Ebenaceae. — Pis. $ J* by abortion, rarely § . Corol. 

 3-4-5-6-lobed ; small ; sta. equal to or some multiple of lobes. Ova. 

 free, 3-a> -celled. Fr. a large berry, edible, usually few-seeded. Trees 

 or Shrubs; wood dark or black, valuable. 5 gen., 256 spec. Both 

 worlds, chiefly trop. 1. Euclea, Gtjarky. Low shrubs. Fls. white. 

 ■ 20 spec, S. Af., Abyssinia. 2. Royena, similar, fls. ^. 20 spec, 8. Af. 



3, Diospyros, Ebony, $ Ji ; trees ; rarely shrubs ; 100 species, yield- 

 ing the Ebony wood of commerce ; 12 in Am. ; 3 or 4 in Af. ; the 

 rest in, the Mauritius and Asia. The finest wood is furnished by D. 

 reticulata, Mauritius; D. Ebenum, Ceylon. Fig. 228. Many have 

 delicious fruits ; D. Kdki, Date Plum, or Persimmon ; berry red, 

 as large as a pear. China. D. Lotus, Lotus Plum, 60° high ; berry as 

 large as a cherry. S. Eur. D. vlrginiana. Persimmon, Plaqubmine, 

 20=-60° high; berry ly in diam., orange-red, N. Y. to 111., and S. 



4. Maba. Shrubs or trees, 20 spec ; trop. Af. and Asia, Pacific Islands, 

 Australia. 5. Tetraclis, large tree, fls. ^. Madagascar. 



Ord. 57. Sapotaceas. — Fls. g , fragrant. Characters of Ebenaceae, 

 but with milky juice. Fr. a drupe or berry ; often edible. Branch- 

 lets often reduced to spines. 21 gen., 212 species, chiefly trop., both 

 worlds. 1. Bumelia. Fls. 5-merous, sta. 5, staminodes 5 ; fr. a drupe. 

 Sev. spec, U. S. B. ienax, 20''-30= high, S. C. to Fla., La. B. ly- 

 cioides, similar, Ky., N. C. to La. Z. Isonandra. 11 species, often 

 lofty trees; S. Ind., Ceylon, Malaysia. I. GiMa, Gutta PIikoha 

 Tree, 60° high ; milk is the Gutta Percha of commerce. Fig. 149. 

 Boi-neo, Sumatra. 3. Siderbxylon, lofty trees, 20-30 species, both 

 worlds ; wood so hard it sinks in water ; berries often delicious. 4. 

 Mimusops, lofty trees, 30 spec, both worlds. M. Klmgi, fr. and 

 fl. delicious. 8. B&ssia, Butter Tree. Sev. spec. ; sds, yield but- 

 ter. W. Af., Bengal. 6. Lucvima, lofty trees, 30-40 spec, W. 

 Ind., trop. Am. L. mammosa. Marmalade Tree; fr^ large, de- 

 licious. 7. Sap6ta. Trees, trop. Am., Australia. S. Achras, Sa- 

 PODILLA; fr. delicious. W. Ind. 8. Chrysophyllum, Stab-Apple. 

 Fine trees ; Ivs. golden-haired beneath ; berry with 10 radiating cells. 

 W. Ind. C. Cainito, fr. as large as an apple, delicious. 



Primrose Alliance. — Characters of last Alliance ; but ova. 1-celled, 

 placentation basal, free; Herbs or Shrubs, not milky; rarely TVees; 

 Ivs. sometimes opp. ; fr. a drupe, berry, boll, pyxidium, rarely follicle; 

 ova. adh. in Maesa (Myrsinacese), Samolus (Primulacese). 58. Myr- 

 siniceae. 59, Primulsiceae. 60. Plumbaginaceae. 61. Plantagi- 

 nacese. 



Ord. 58. Myrsinaceae. — Trees, Shrubs. Fls. sometimes diclinous. 

 Fr. a drupe or berry ; sds. often edible, sometimes poisonous. 33 gen., 

 300 spec. ; trop., both worlds ; chiefly insular. 3 Tribes. Tribe 1. 

 Pis. § , 5-merous ; sta. 5, staminodes 5. 1. Jacquinia, handsome ever- 

 green bushes ; fls. vermilion, umbelled or racemed ; berries (and often 

 sds.) bright yellow. Sev. spec, littoral, Fla. to Brazil. Lvs. and fr. 

 poisonous. 2. Theophrdsta. Handsome evergreen shrubs ; lvs. long, 

 spiny, holly-like, tufted ; fls. § , racemed ; berry oc-seeded ; sds. edible. 

 Sev. spec. W. Ind. T. Jussieui, Petit Coco ; sds. made into bread. 

 Tribe S. Ova. adh. Only gen. Maesa. Trees or shrubs ; sev. spec. ; 

 fls. g , small, racemed. Af. Asia, Australia. Tribe 8. Berry 1-seeded. 

 1. Ardisla. 100 spec. Fine evergreen shrubs or small trees ; fls. § , 

 white or rose, in showy panicles ; berries showy. Am., Ind., Ind. 



