598 Obdek 99.— OLEACE^. 



beneath, 2 to 3' by 18" to 2'. Timber less valuable. Apr., May. (P. toman- 

 tosa Mx.) 



3 F. viridis Mx. f. Green Ash. Ljh. *l to 9, petiolulate, ovate or ovate-lanoe- 

 late, aoumiaate, serrate, green and glabrous both sides, beneath slightly glaucoua 

 and pubescent in the axSs of the veins ; petioles and brcunchlets glabrous ; samara, 

 oalyoulate, spatulate, obtuse, the seed portion as long as the wing. — A small tree 

 15 to 25f high in wet woods IT. S., especially the 'Western, "Wis. to Tenn. and Car. 

 lifts 2+ to 4' long, with a long, slender point. Fruit 12 to 15" long. May. (F. 

 conoolor Muhl. ¥. juglandifolia DC.) 



4 F. platycdrpa Mx. Lfts. 5 to 1, short-petioled, suiserrale, elliptic, acute at 

 both ends, or slightly acuminate, petioles and veins beneath pubescent ; samara 

 elliptic-oilanceolate, attenuate at base, broad above, obtuse, calyculate, and often 

 with a third wing 1 — Wet woods, Va» to Pla. and La. Lfts. distant, 3 to 5' long, 

 a third as wide. Samara 18 to 20" long, 6" or more wide above the middle, ta- 

 pering to the narrow, margined base. 



/3. TEIPTERA. Lfts. oblanceolate and oblong, samara more frequently 3-winged. 

 — S. Car. to La. (F. triptera Nutt.) 



5 F. quadranguldta Mx. Bltte Ash. Lfts. 7 to 9, shori-peiioled, ovate-lanceolate 

 or oblong, acuminate, sharply serrate, obtutish at base, glabrous, veins beneath at 

 base downy ; branchleis glabrous, square, with 4 linear or slightly membanous an- 

 gles, at length terete ; buds velvety ; samara oblong, obtuse at each end, naked 

 (no calyx 1) at base. — A tall tree in rich woods, Ohio to Tenn. and Iowa. Trunk 

 60 to 80f high. Lfts. 3 to 4' long, distinctly petiolulate ; petiolules 2 to 5" long. 

 Anth. of the fertile fis. oval, narrowed towards the base. Timber strong and 

 elastic, like that of No. 1. May. 



6 F. sambuoifolia Lam. Black Ash. Wateb Ash. Lfts. 7 to 11, lance-ovate, 

 sessile serrulate, acuminate, smooth above, tawny villous at their insertion and in 

 the axils of the veins beneath ; fi-. oblong, with similar ends, obtuse or emargi- 

 nate, naked (no calyx) at base. — Common in swamps or moist woods, Northern 

 XT. S. and Can. Height 40 to lOf, with a trunk 2f diam. Bark brown. Buds 

 blue. Lfts. 3 to 4' long. Samara 16 to 20'' by 3 to 4'', entirely naked at base ! 

 May. — "Wood purplish, tough, elastic, excellent for the cooper and basket- 

 maker. 



V. F. excelsior L. European Ash. Lfts. 11 to 13, subsessile, lance-oblong, 

 glabrous, with slender serratures; racemes short, dense, samara linear-oblong, 

 obtuse, obliquely emarginate. — Parks. A tall tree, in many varieties, among 

 which /3. pendula, "Weeping Ash, is the most interesting, f Eur. 



8 F. Omua L. Eloweeing Ash. Lfts. 1 to 9, subpetiolulate, lanceolate, 

 serrate above, entire at base, bearded on the veins beneath ; buds downy ; pan- 

 icles dense ; petals 2 or 4 (white), linear-oblong, much longer than the calyx ; 

 samara lance-linear, obtuse, attenuate at each end. — Parks, f From Eur. 



2. SYRIN'GA, L. Lilac. (Gr. (rvpty^, a shepherd's pipe ; from the 

 use once made of its branches.) Calyx small, 4-toothed, persistent ; 

 corolla salver-form, tube several times longer than the calyx, limb cleft 

 into deep, obtuse, spreading valvate segments ; stamens short, included 

 within the tube. Capsule 2-celled, 2-valved. — Oriental, flowering shrubs, 

 with simple, entire leaves. 



1 S. vulgaris L. COMMOU Lilao. — Lvs. cordate-ovate, entire, glabrous, green 

 both sides ; inflorescence thy rsoid ; limb of cor. subconcave. — There are many 

 varieties in this beautiful shrub, a. Corolla lUac-purple, in a dense thyrse. /3. 

 OCBEULEA. Fls. purplish-blue. y. alba. Cor. white, thryse subcompound. Apr., 

 Jn. — One of the most popular shrubs, beautiful in foliage and fls. f Hungary. 



2 S. PSrsica L. Persian Lilao. I/vs. lanceolate, acute, smooth, both sides 

 green, sometimes pinnatifid ; limb of the cor. flattish, — A smaller shrub than the 

 first, with smaller thyrses of white or lilac-blue flowers. The leaves vary from 

 entire to pinnatifid, email at flowering time. Apr., May. f Persia. 



3 S. villosa TahL (3. Chinensia Lvs. elliptic, acute at each end, hairy 

 beneath. — f N. China. 



