OLIVE FAMILY. 



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1. STErs~'GA. L. Lilac. 



[From the Latin. Syrinx, a pipe : from --'it brandies filled with pith.j 



Calyx 4-toothed. persistent. Corolla salver-sliapecl. with a tube much 

 longer than the calyx : /;r/i5 -i-parted. Stamcn^s 2. C/^j^i'.'.'e ovate-lance«> 

 late, compressed. 2-celled. 4-seeded. Seeds narrowly winged : a'binnen 

 fleshy. Srirubs with the terminal bnds in pairs, opposite, eniire, petioled 

 leaves, and lilac or white /ai',-f/-.s in thick jjanicks. 



1. S. ttlga'eis, L. Leaves cordate, smooth ; limb of the corolla some- 

 what concave. 



CoiDiox Syeixga. Lilac. 



Cditirated. Xative of Persia, Hani-:,:-y. ^v:. ..lay -.J:in?. 



Obs. This, one of the commonest ornamental shrubs,, is frequently seen 

 in old ,g-ardens. forming dense clumps 10-20 feet high. It throws up 

 suckers abundantly from the root, and by this means is easily propa- 

 gated. There are several well-marked varieties, differing in the compact- 

 ness of the flower clusters and the color of the flowers, which vary from 

 deep purple to white. ^ 



2. S. Pes'sica. Z. Leaves lanceolate, acute, frequently divided or pin- 

 natifid ; Kmb of corolla flattish. 



Peesiax Syeixga. Persian Lilac. 



Cultivated. Native of Persia. 



Obs. A much more delicate species than the common Lilac, growing 

 to the height of 6 - 8 feet. There are two forms, one with entire leaves 

 (var. ixtegeifolia). and the other fvar. lacixiata) with the leaves, even 

 on the same branch, presenting all the forms between perfectly entire 

 and pinnately divided ; a most interesting illustration of the true nature 

 of pinnatifid leaves. The flower-clusters in both varieties are more 

 slender than those of the preceding species. ^ 



2. LIGUS'TEOI, Tourncf. Peivet. 



[The Latin classical name.] 



Calyx with a short tube, -i-toothed. deciduous. Corolla funnel-form, the 

 limb 4-parted : lobes ovate, obtuse. Stamens 2, inserted on the tube of 

 the corolla, included. Style very short ; stigma bifid, obtuse. Berry 

 globose, 2-ceiled ; cells 2- i or by abortion l-i seeded. Shrubs. Leeives 

 opposite, simple, entire. Flcivers in terminal thyrsoid panicles. 

 1. L. vulga'ee. L. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, mucronu- 

 late, glabrous ; panicle compound, contracted. 

 Co>Diox LiGUSTEu:.i. Privet. Prim. 



Fr. Le Troene. Germ. Die Gemeine Piheinweide. Span. ^Uheiia. 



stem 6-8 or 10 feet hig-h, much branched : branches opposite. Leaves 1-3 inches long, 

 varying from lanceolate and acute, to elliptic or oblanceolate and obt'^ise. on short petioles. 

 Ccr-Ala white. Berrie? black (rarely greeni-h-'T;-!.;: • . v.-h-:n mr.t'ire. 



■^'ay-sides, fence-rnv,-;. &:c. : introduced. X ■ ; ii ir' •, Fh J'r. October. 



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