204 FLORA OF TEXAS. 



obtuse, about 3-nerved from the base, obscurely serrate, 

 rather shining above; fascicles of flowers shorter than the 

 petioles. 



R. LAifCEOLATUS, Pursh. Leaves oblong-lauceolate, 

 acute, or those of the flowering branches oblong and ob- 

 tuse, serrulate; flowers clustered on short pedicels, with 

 long styles, or the more fruitful ones scattered on longer 

 pedicels and with shorter styles; j^e^rt/semarginate; drupe 

 3-seeded. — A tall sliriih. Drupes black, as large as a grain 

 of pepper. 



R. Texexsis, Gray and Torry. Much-branched and 

 straggling; hraiiclies pubescent; leaves ovate or oblong- 

 ovate, somewhat acute, villous-pubescent on both sides, 

 denticulate-serrulate, the veins prominent and very oblique ; 

 fruit broadly turbinate, 2-3-seeded; seeds tumid, without 

 a furrow. 



R. Drummoxdii. Branches whitish ; leaves about |" 

 long, somewhat coriaceous, obtuse or a little acute at the 

 base; 2)etioles l'-2' long; fruit 3'-4' in diameter, with a 

 very thin pulp, obscurely lobed; seef/^ smooth and shining. 



FRANGULA, Tourn. 



Seeds not grooved ; raphe lateral ; leaves strongly 

 parallel-veined ; flowers perfect. 



F. Carolixiaxa, Gray. {Carolina Buchthorn.) Leaves 

 oblong, wavy and finely serrulate on the margins, the 

 slender petioles and many-flowered short-stalked vmbels 

 pubescent ; petals 5, minute ; stigmas 3 ; drupe globose, 

 3-seeded. — A shruh or small tree. Leaves 3 '-4' long. 



37. STAFF-TREE FAMILY. Order, Celastrace^. 



Woody plants with simple alternate or opposite leaves; 

 the divisions of the calyx and t\iQ petals both overlapping in 



