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Gnros II CHIONANTHUS. 



Cali^x minute, 4.cleft, persistent. Corolla 4-cloft, with 

 long, linear, {>cndulous segments. Fruit a striated drupe. 



I C ViRoiMCA. A beautiful shrub. I^^aves opposite, lanceolate, entire, 

 ahimng when mature. FIoxlxts in panicles, composed of opposite l)ranches. 



Fringe tree, or Old Plan's Beard. 

 While. Ij April— May. Common. &-10 ft. 



Gemjs III FRAXINUS. 



Flotcers dioecious. Calyx none, or 3-4-cleft. Corolla 

 none, or 4-petalled. Stamens 2. In the fertile florets, sta- 

 mens none. Pistil 1. Fruit a i-seeded samara, Ibliaceous 

 at the extremity. 



1 F Epittera. a middle sized tree. Z^air.f unequally pinnate ; leaflets 

 7-y, eliptic, lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, slightly serrate. Flowers in ax- 

 illary panicles. Samara cuneate, emarginate. 



White. >2 March — April. River swamps. 40-60 ft. 



2 F Acuminata. A large tree. Ijcavex unequally pinnate ; leaflets 7-9, 

 oval-lanceolate, acuminate, lucid on the upper surface, usually entire- Sa- 

 nara with u ion>:, lanceolate wing. IVliiteash. 



While. ^2 March— April, Swamps. 50-70 ft. 



3 F Caroumana. A small free. Leaflets generally 7, lanceolate, slightly 

 aerrulate towards the apex, entire and attenuate at the base, glabrous, Tucid 

 on the upper surface. Flowers having a calyx. 



White. }2 April — May. In high lands. 



4 F Platycarpa. A small tree. Leaves opposite ; leaflets petiolate, oval- 

 lanceolate, serrate, pubescent when young. ^Samara with a broad-lanceo- 

 late wmg. 



White, h March— April. Swamps. 



5 F PuBESCENs. A large tree. Leaflets 7-9, ovate-lanceolate, serrate, on 

 short petioles, acuminate, pubescent beneath. Samara with an oblong-lance- 

 olate ^ ing. 



>2 March — April. Swamps. 50-60 fr. 



6 F Triptera. a small tree- Leaflets obovate, tomentose beneath, 

 oblique at the base. Fruit unlike that ot the other species of this genus, 3- 

 winged, tapering at the base. Heed 3-sided. 



Order XCI. BORAGINE.E. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent. Corolla hypogynous, regular, 5- 

 cleft. Stamens inserteJ into the corolla, alternate with its 

 segments. Ovary 4-lol>ed, 4.celled, with 4 suspended ovules. 

 Style simple, arising from the base of the lol>es. JS'ut.s A^ dis- 

 tinct. Herbaceous plants, with alternate, scabrous leaves. 

 Flowers in secund spikes or racemes. 



Gemts I LITHOSPER.MUM. 



Calyx 5-partcd. Corolla funnel form, smail, 5.lobed. .S'^a- 

 m^iw included. Nuts shininji. 



1 L Arvksse. Stem erect, hispid, branching- Leaves oblong-obtuse, or 



