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66. Aquifoliaceae. 
376. Ilex. Holly. IV, 6. 
1. Ls persistent, with thorny teeth and wavy edges, on 
old trees entire.—Woods; distrib. 5 Aquifolium L. 1496. 
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67. Oleaceae. 
377. Olea. Olive. II, 4. 
1. Ls lanceolate, persistent, whitish-gray underneath. FIs 
white, in racemes.—Tess., where it was formerly cul¬ 
tivated. 5, 6.t europaea L. 1497. 
378. Ligustrum. Privet. II, 4. 
1. Ls oblong-lanceolate. FIs white, in dense panicles.— 
Thickets and hedges; everywhere. 6 vulgare L. 1498. 
379. Syringa. Lilac. II, 4. 
1. Ls oval, acuminate, with feebly cordate base. FIs lilac, 
violet or white, in pyramidal panicles.—Everywhere in 
shrubberies and gardens, rarely wild. 4 vulgaris L. 1499. 
OBS. S. persira L. and S. chinensis Willd. (persica-vulgaris) are also cul¬ 
tivated in shrubberies. 
380. Fraxinus. Ash. II, 2. XXII, 6. 
1. Leaflets 9 — 15. FIs appearing before the ls. Cal. and 
cor. 0.—Damp woods; distrib. 4 . excelsior L. 1500. 
— Leaflets 7—9. FIs appearing with the ls. Cal. and cor. 
present. Ornus europaea Pers.—Woods; Tess. 4 
Ornus L. 1501. 
68. Jasminaceae. 
381. Jasminum. Jasmin. II, 3. 
1. Ls opp., pinnate. FIs white, scented.—East Indies; 
cultivated in shrubberies and to ornament walls, almost 
subspontaneous in the warm parts of transalpine Switz. 6 
officinale L. 1502. 
69. Asclepiadeae. 
382. Vincetoxicum. Vincetoxicum. V, 124. XVI, 4. 
1. Ls opp., entire, shortly petioled. FIs dirty white or 
yellowish, in umbel-shaped cymes, petioled. Doll, dis¬ 
tinguishes: a. V. offic. Corona low, with very distant 
