KEYS TO THE GENERA 47 



K. Flowers with tube and 4-lobed spreading border ; leaves 

 silvery. Else^gnus (p. 300). 

 J. Flowers with petals separate or apparently so. (M.) 

 M. Flowers solitary, large, 2-5 inches, with five petals. 



Stu^rtia (p. 80). Gord6nia (p. 80). 

 M. Flowers clustered, white (about 1 inch), with 5 stalked 



petals. Exochorda (p. 161). 

 M. Flowers small, ^-J inch, of 5 petals or double. (N.) 

 N. Fruit fleshy. Amelanohier (p. 180). Primus (p. 142). 



PJtus (p. 182). Photinia (p. 179). 

 N. Fruit dry. Spiraa (p. 146). Clfethra (p. 265). Es- 

 callbnia (p. 188). 

 M. Flowers yellow, often double (1 inch). K^rria (p. 162). 

 M. Flowers yellowish, small in hanging clusters. B6r- 



beris (p. 64). 

 M. Flowers feathery, of conspicuous white stamens. 



Neviusia (p. 171). 

 M. Flowers in catliins ; wood soft. S41ix (p. 314). 

 H. Leaves evergreen. (Thick glossy leaves indicate evergreen 

 character.) (O.) 

 O. Flowers large, 2-5 inches, with waxy petals. Camellia 



(p. 79). Gordbnia (p. 80). 

 O. Flowers small, | inch, with 5 petals and 5 stamens. 



Escall6nia (p. 188). Pittdsporum (p. 08). 

 O. Flowers small, J inch, with 5 petals and many stamens. 



Pholinia (p. 179). 



O. Flowers small, white, of 4 petals and 4 stamens, tlex (p. 86) . 



O. Flowers tubular, orbicular or ovate, small. Andromeda 



(p. 249). Gayluss^cia and Vaccfnium (p. 244). Arbutus 



(p. 219). 



O. Flowers small, yellowish, of 5 slightly united petals in axillary 



clusters. Symplocos (p. 273). 

 O. Flowers inconspicuous ; foliage sweet-scented, aromatic. 



Myrica (p. 311). 

 O. Other evergreens only found outdoors South. Ardfsia (p. 

 266). 



Key 6a. Leaves alternate, simple, with notched but not lobed edges. 

 (For small-leaved plants, leaves under 1 inch long, use Key 9, p. 51). 

 Key based mainly on flowers. 



* Flowere in catkins generally in early spring (usually yellow, due to 

 the pollen) . (A.) 

 A. Leaves sweet-scented, aromatic. Myrica (p. 311). 



