492 ORDER CV. SANTALACEvE. 



ers deciduous, dioecious, in umbels, yellow. Fruit red. — ^. Feb.—* 

 March. Around ponds. 10 — 15 feet. 



5. L. meliss^fo'lia, (Walt.) A small shrub. Leaves cordate, lance- 

 olate, pubescent beneath, deciduous. Flowers in clustered umbels, dioe- 

 cious, yellow. Fruit red. — ^. Feb. — March. Around ponds. 2 — 3 feet. 



6. L. sassafras, (L.) A small tree. Leaves entire and lobed, lance- 

 olate, ovate, varying in form, glabrous or pubescent, deciduous. Flow- 

 ers dioecious, in umbels. Stamens of the sterile flowers 9 ; stamens of 

 the fertile flowers 6, imperfect. Fruit blue. — ^. March. Light soils, 

 10 — 25 feet. Sassafras officinale, Nees. 



Order CIV.— THYMELEA'CE^E. (Daphne Family.) 



Perianth inferior, tubular, colored, campanulate, with the 

 limb obsolete. Stamens 8, perigynous, inserted into the peri- 

 anth, unequal. Style 1. Stigma simple. Fruit a drupe, 1- 

 seeded. Leaves alternate, entire. Shrubs with a tough bark. 



Genus I. — DIB/CA. L. 8 — 1. {Moose-wood.) 

 (From dirka, a fountain, from its being found in wet places.) 



Genus the same as the Order. 



1. D. palus'tris, (L.) A small shrub, with numerous tough branches. 

 Leaves alternate, oblong-oval, entire, obtuse, pale green. Flowers yel- 

 low ; the bark has a sweetish taste, and is very tough. — ^ . April. 

 Damp moist places. 2 — 4 feet. Leather-wood 



Order CV— SANTALA'CEiE. (Sandal-wood Family.) 



Perianth superior, 4 or 5 cleft, partly colored ; aestivation 

 valvate. Stamens 4 or 5, opposite the segments of the peri- 

 anth and inserted into their bases. Ovary 1-celled, with 1 — 4 

 ovules. Style 1. Stigma often lobed. Fruit a nut or drupe, 

 1-seeded. Trees or shrubs, with alternate or opposite undivided 

 leaves. 



Genus I— NYS'SA. L. 20—5. {Tupelo. Pepperidge.) 

 (The name of a water-nymph, from some of the species growing in water.) 



Dioecious. Sterile florets : perianth 5-parted, stamens 5 — 

 10 ; fertile florets, calyx 5-parted. Stamens 2 — 5. Style 1. 

 Drupe inferior, 1-seeded. 



1. N. multiflo'ra, (Wang.) A middle-sized tree. Leaves oval-lance- 

 olate, entire, acute at each end, with petiole and under surface pubes- 

 cent. Flowers in small umbellate clusters. Sterile florets numerous ; 

 fertile florets 5 — 8 in an umbel. Drupe nearly spherical, bluish-black. 

 — ^. April. Damp soils. 40 — 50 feet. Sour gum. Black-gum 



2. N. aquat'ica, (L.) A small, or large tree. Leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, entire, glabrous, acute at each end, slightly pubescent beneath. 

 Sterile florets numerous, small ; fertile florets 2. Fruit oval, compress- 

 ed, blue. Tupelo 



