Oleacee—Forsythia, 297 
l. F. viridissima.—Leaves all simple and quite entire, 
linear-lanceolate or oblong, acute. Flowers abundant ; pedun- 
cles much shorter than the flowers, covered with small scaly 
bracts. Calyx-lobes oblong, obtuse, shorter than the corolla- 
tube. Style always (?) longer than the stamens. 
2. F. suspénsa (fig. 167).— 
Leaves simple and trifoliolate ou 
the same branch, toothed ; central 
leaflet much larger than the lateral 
ones. Flowers few, scattered on 
the very slender branches. Pe- 
duncles slender, nearly naked, 
exceeding the flowers in length, 
bracteate at the base only; some 
of the bracts from 3 to 6 lines 
long. Calyx-lobes lanceolate, 
acute, equalling the corolla-tube. 
Style always (?) shorter than the 
stamens. 
F’, Fortinet is a newly introduced 
species with simple broadly ovate 
leaves and golden yellow flowers. 
Orver LXVII.—APOCYNEZ. 
Fig. 167. Forsythia suspensa, 
Trees, shrubs, or rarely herbs, (¥ nat. size.) 
usually with a milky sap. Leaves simple, opposite, or more 
rarely alternate or whorled. Stipules none, or sometimes 
replaced by bristles or glands between the petioles. Flowers 
regular, solitary or corymbose, axillary or terminal. Calyx 
free, 4- or 5-lobed. Corolla hypogynous, salver-shaped or 
campanulate, throat naked or hairy, lobes twisted in bud. 
Stamens 4 or 5, inserted on the tube of the corolla; anthers 
counate and adhering to the stigma; stigma usually con- 
stricted in the middle. Fruits usually composed of two 
many-seeded follicles; capsules rarely drupoid or baccate. 
Seeds often winged or plumose. With the exception of the 
genera coming within our province, the members of this order 
are tropical or sub-tropical, and most numerous in Asia. There 
are about 100 genera and 600 species known. 
