. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Styrax pulverulenta Michx. Downy Storax. Fig. 3311. pulverulenta Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 3: 41. 1803. Similar to the preceding species, but the lower surfaces of the leaves, the calyx and pedicels are densely stellate-pubescent or scurfy. Leaves oval or oblong, usually acute at each end and denticulate, short- petioled, 1-2*' long, pale beneath; flowers in short termi
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Styrax pulverulenta Michx. Downy Storax. Fig. 3311. pulverulenta Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 3: 41. 1803. Similar to the preceding species, but the lower surfaces of the leaves, the calyx and pedicels are densely stellate-pubescent or scurfy. Leaves oval or oblong, usually acute at each end and denticulate, short- petioled, 1-2*' long, pale beneath; flowers in short terminal racemes and often in pairs in the axils, 4"-7" long, usually longer than :heir pedicels; petals oblong-lanceolate, jcute, puberulent on both sides or only on :he exterior, convolute or imbricated in the bud; fruit globose, puberulent, about 3" in diameter. In raoist woods and thickets. Virginia to Florida, Arkansas and Texas \pril. 3. Styrax grandifolia Ait. Large-leaved Storax. Fig. 3312. Styrax grandifolia .-^it. Hort. Kew. 2: 75. 1789. A shrub, 5°-i2° high. Leaves obovate or oval, dentate, denticulate or entire, short-petioled, tomentose or canescent and pale beneath, green and glabrous above, 2'-6' long, or on young shoots much larger; flowers s"-8" long, longer than their pedicels, mostly several in loose sometimes elongated racemes; rachis. pedicels and calyx stellate-tomentose; petals oblong, acutish, imbricated or convolute in the bud. pu- berulent without and often also within; fruit obovoid, puberulent. about 4" long. In woods. Virginia to Florida and .Mabama. Mock-orange. March-May. Family it,. OLEACEAE Lindl. Nat. Syst. 1830. OLr\'E F.\MILY. Trees or shrubs (a. few genera almost herbaceous) with opposite or rarely alternate simple or pinnate exstipulate entire or dentate leaves and regular perfect
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