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L. VULGARE, L. Prictt. Prim. 



Liiv.s lanceolate autl obovate, acuta or obtuse, smooth, thickish ; panicles dense, 

 terminal. 



Introduced fr»m Europe, uses' for low hedges; naturalized. May, Jur,c. A: 

 ■mootb Bhr ib 5 to 10 fjet high, with wand-like opposite branches, andsmooth dark 

 green leaves 1 to 2 inches lou^, y z as wide. B.rries black, glob>se. 



2. CHlOtfANTHES, Linn. Fmngs-trkb. 



Gr. c'ujm, snsvr; andontto*, blossom; alhiiing to tho \\%h\ suow-whitc clusters of 



flowers. 



Calyx very sm ill, 4-partcd, persistent. Corolla of 4 

 long and linear patois, barely united at tho base. Stamens 

 2, very short, on the base of the corolla. Style very short; 

 stijnn notched. DitUPS fleshy, globular, becoming 1-celicd- 

 and 1 -seeded. —Low trees or shrub?., with entire petiofed leaves, 

 and delicate jl)iosrs in tosse and drooping graceful racemes or 

 panicles. 



C. VlROXNTCA, L. White Fringe-tree. 



L::vm ov.il, oblong, or oboTaia-Iancaolate, suioothish or rather d)wny, veiny; 

 fi a »ers on Blender pedicels. 



,'.':i>, Darl U:i'.or. C\ Rtvorbanks and mountains, rare. Juno. A small 

 very ornamental trsefi to te branches. Ftoimrs whito lirt 



pendulous panicles ; prills about 1 in *h loas, oareowdj linear, acute, rarely 5 to 6. 

 in number. Drip: purple with a bloom. 



3. SYRIXOA, Linn. Lilac. 



Qj. syrinx, a shepher.V'sp^ v, f.-om the use on?-? ma le of its branches. 



Calyx small, ^7itll erect teeth. Corolla salver-form,., 

 with the tube several times longer than the calyx ; limb 

 cleft into 4 deep, ohtuse, spreading segments. Stamens 2, 

 short, included within the tube. Capsule 2-celled; 2- 

 valved. — Oriental, flowering shrubs, with simple, entire leaves,, 

 and truest ly fragrant thyrsoid Jl>wers. 



1. S. vulgaris, L. Common Lilac. 



L'. ives cor 1 -.'' i sn on both si las ; ftouttrs thyr sold ; limb 



of tha corolla soma what oc ire of" Hungary. There are several varieties 



with purplish-blue, lilac-purple and white flowers. 



2. S. PersiCA, L. Persian Lilac. 



LeavF.s lanceolate, acute, smooth, preen on both sides, sometimes pinnatiGd; limb 

 ol:the corolla flattish. Native of Persia May. A beautiful flowering ebrub, 

 Einaller than the flr3t, with wand like brandies in thyrscs of white or lilac-bluo 

 flowers. 



4. FRAXINUS, Tourn. Asn. 



Qr,fraxis, a separation, from the facility with which the wood splits. 



Flowers polygamous or dioecious. Calyx small, 4-clefi 



