■i'l-L Oleacz.e. 



THE SWEET-LEAF OR HORSE SUGAR. Gexu.-= SWMPLOCOS L'Her. 



The eeiius Simiplocos ooiiipri;-es abour INn speoies. so far as kniiwn. chiefly of rli.' ti'i^iical 

 repions of America. Asia, and Australia. One inhabits southeasteru United .States ranu'ing as 

 far north as southern l>elaware. 



For cliararters see description of the family, this being the only genus. 



The name is from Greek roots referring to the fact that the stamens are uiiitrd together 



in clusters. 



For .sij.ciii s<.c lip. 3S0'.'!S1. 



STORAX FAMILY. STVRACE.i:. A. DC. 



Trees or sln'ubs with more or less stellate or scaly imbescence and eoufined to the warmer 

 reirions cd" the globe. .Vliotit T."* sitecies are known grottpcl in 7 genera. Two genera are rep- 

 resented in the T'nited .States and o*' these the following one is arborescenr. 



L'-'ii-ix alternate, simple. ]dnnatidy wined and withotit stiinih-s. Ftnirrrx regular, perfect ; 

 calyx more 'U- l.'ss aduate to the ovary: corolla gamo].oralous or polypetalous. with 4 or :■! 

 lolies or jietals: stamens twice as many as the lobes of the corolla or more, aduate to the tub" 

 and arranged in a single series: anth'^rs iutrorse : ovary 2-."-celled. with slemler simple sty'«' 

 and terminal stiema : ovules anatropous. Fruit a drupe with thin dry flesh, sometimes winged; 

 hard and mostly 1-seeded stone conraining straight embryo and copious albumen. 



THE SILVER-BELL TREES. (~,exu.-= ^^lOHRODEXDRi )X Britt. 



Trees ami shrubs of th ■ south, in Athtntic st.ites id' Xorth America and comprised in 

 three species of which two are arborescL'Ut and 1 shrnbb}". One of the former ranges as far 

 north as sotuhern Illinois. 



L<iir<s deciduous. o\"al tt;) e)b':i\'ntc-rdd<"'ng. me!nbratiace-(~»us. denticulate. FJon-rr^ bell- 

 shaped, in fascicles or short racemes. \A"ith slendet drooiiiitg ])td.iescenr bracteolate pedicels from 

 the axils of the leaves of the pre\-i';ius year : calyx tttbe obconic. 4-ribbed. tomentose. adnaf.^ 

 to the ovary and with short 4-toothed limb: corolla cpigynous. 4-lohed or divided, thin and 

 white: stanipus .S-li'i. with flat filaments more or less united at base and slightly adnate to 

 the base d' the .-orolla : civary L!-4-celleil. witli an elongated style. terraii:al stigma ami 4 ovules 

 iu each cell, the npjier ascendiuLi- and the lower iiendulous. Fruit a dry oblong. 2-4 winged, 

 drupe. 1-4-celIeil. tipped with the style and calyx teeth anil containing a thick-walled bony 

 stone : embryii terete, axile. 



Named in compliment to lb', ('has. Mohr. botanist and author of the Flora of Alahama. etc. 

 /-'or .v;M-eir,<; see ;)(). .>N'.?-i-?N.i. 



OLIVE FAMILY. OLEACE.II Lixdl. 



Trees and shrulis widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate regions, particu- 

 larly of the northie.-n lieniispltere. and some of i;' e,- e o'.omic value. There are about 20 

 genera and ."ii'ii spiecies. Five genera are iuiligenous to the T'nited States and of these four 

 ha\'e arlieiri'seent re]iresentati\"es. 



Liiiris mostly o|iposite. simple or coui|iound and without sti]niles. Flniriri: perfect, diu^i- 

 ous or poly;;anioiis. reeiil.ir and iu iianicies. cymes or fascicles: cal.\x inferior. 2-4-lobed or 

 'lone : coroila of 2-4 ictal- m- none: di-^k none: stamens 2-4 with short filaments and iutrorse 

 2-celli-'d atithers. dehiscent usually by lateral longitudinal slits: ovary sttptM'ior. 2-celled with 

 2 iiendulous anatropous ovules in each cell: style simi>le. Fruit in the American arborescent 

 I epresentatives a samara or berry with penduhuis seeds eimtaining straight embryo and fleshy 

 albumen. 



KEY Ti> d'lll-: (iF.XFU.V. 



a l-';uit a samara: lea\"<'s e<^m]'Otind : thoAers m<"istl,\- tinisexual and without petals. 



Fraxinus. 

 a' Fruit a drupe: leaves simple 



I'lowers dioxdoMS. mostly aiietaha'.s. appealing- bef,u-e the leaves Cliionanthus. 



Flowers perfect with 4 linear petals, appearing after the liMves Forestiera. 



THE ASHES. Gexu^ ERAXIXL'S L. 



Trees and shrubs of about 4t> species with tough wood, slout brancltlets having large pith 

 and obiuse or rounded scaly buds, (he terminal luie the InrLresi. It is of wide disiribntion in 

 north-temiieraie i-eL-ions ainl within the tropics on the islands id' Cuba and .Ia:;i i . About 16 



