LX. OLEACEiE 
809 
tube fV in., cylindric, much longer than the calyx ; lobes 4, long- 
pointed, tips indexed. Filaments short, anthers protruding. 
Style short; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule cylindric, J in. long, 
2-valved ; seeds 2 in each cell, flat, winged. (Fig. 96.) 
Narlcunda, Baghi ; May. — W. Himalaya, 9000-12,000 ft. 
Cultivated in Britain under the name of Himalaya Lilac ; the flowers have 
a heavy, rather disagreeable smell. 
4. FRAXINTJS. The classical name of the Common Ash, 
F. excelsior. — N. temperate regions. 
*Fraxinus floribunda, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 605. A large 
tree. Leaves odd-pinnate ; leaflets 7-9, opposite, stalked, ovate- 
oblong, 5 x If in., toothed, long-pointed. Flowers small, poly- 
gamous, mostly 2-sexual, in terminal panicles 6-8 in. long. 
Calyx short, 4-toothed. Petals 4, white, narrowly oblong, much 
longer than the calyx, cohering at the base in pairs. Stamens 
longer than the petals, attached to their base. Ovary minute ; 
style short, stigma very long, fleshy, erect. Fruit a narrow, 
winged, 1-seeded nut 1-1J in. long. 
Temperate Himalaya, not common, 5000-9000 ft. ; April, May. 
Closely allied to the Flowering or Manna Ash, F. Ornus , a native of 
S. Europe, cultivated in Britain. 
5. 0LEA. The Latin name of the Olive, O. europcea. — N. tem- 
perate regions and New Zealand. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves leathery, stalked, ovate or lanceolate, 
entire. Flowers small, in panicles. Calyx short, 4-toothed. 
Corolla rotate ; tube not longer than the calyx ; lobes 4. Fila- 
ments short, anthers protruding. Style short ; stigma 2-lobed. 
Drupe ovoid ; seed solitary, oily. 
Leaves densely scaly on the lower surface, not glandular. 1. O. cuspidata. 
Leaves glabrous on the lower surface ; nerve-axils glan- 
dular 2. O. glandulifera. 
*1. Olea cuspidata, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 611. A tree; 
branches and inflorescence scaly. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
2-4 x in. ; tip hard, acute ; upper surface glabrous, shining, 
lower densely covered with minute, red-brown scales. Flowers 
white, in numerous, short, axillary panicles. Drupe f— ^ in. long, 
black when ripe. 
Hilly regions in N.W. India, ascending to 6000 ft. ; April, May. 
Closely allied to the Olive tree of S. Europe, O. europcea. 
2. Olea glandulifera, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 612. A small, 
glabrous tree. Leaves ovate, 4-5 xl^ in., long-pointed ; the axils 
of the principal nerves on the lower surface glandular. Flowers 
