24 ORDER 2. MAGNOLIACE^E. 



2 P. PAPAVERACEA. Ovaries closely united into a globous capsule. 3f. Fls. white, 



with a purple centre, 8 1CK broad, tingle or double, varying to rose. May, June. 



3 P. OFFICINALIS. Common Bed P. Lfts. lance-ovate, incised: carpels 2, pubescent, 



suberect. Alps. Fls. double, red, rose, pink, flesh-colored, and white. June. 



4 P. ALBIFLORA. Chinese P. Lfts. lance-elliptic, entire ; carpels -2 or 3, recurved, smooth ; 



calyx bracteate. Tartary. Fls. smaller, white, rose, carmine, &c. 



5 P. AN6MALA. Leaf-segments lance-linear; carp, depressed, smooth; cal. bracted. 



Siberia. Fls. concave, rose-colored, pink, &c. May, June. 



6 P. TENUIFOLIA. fennel P. Segments many linear lobes, very smooth ; carpels clo'vny, 



spreading. Siberia. 2 3f. Fls. red, concave, open the first of .May. 



ORDER II. MAGNOLIACE^3. MAGNOLIADS. 



Trees or shrubs, often aromatic, with alternate, undivided leaves, and 

 regular, polygynous, hypogynous, trimerous, imbricated newel's. Sfpah 

 and petals in several circles, often similar. Anthers adnate. Ovarus im - 

 bricated or verticillate on the enlarged torus, 1 or 2-ovuled. Fruit diy O r 

 baccate, distinct or coherent into a cone-like head (sorosis) Embryo 

 minute, at the base of fleshy albumen. Illust. figs. 274, 278, 331. 



WINTERED. Stipules 0. Fls. $. Carpels arranged in a circle ILLICICM. 1 



MAGXOLTE.E. Stipules caducous. Fls. g. Carpels imbricated. 00 -rowed, (a) 



a Anthers introrse. Leaves folded lengthwise in bud MAGNOLIA. 2 



a Anthers extrorse. Leaves folded crosswise in the bud LIRIODENDRON. 3 



S SCHIZANDRE^E. Slip. 0. Fls. $9. Carpels in many rows, baccate SCHIZANDRA. 4 



1. ILLICIUM, L. STAR ANISE. (Lat; illicio, to attract ; alluding to 

 its fragrance.) Sep. 3 6, colored. Pet, 6 30. Carpels capsular, dry, ar- 

 ranged circularly, each with 1 smooth, shining seed. J> The smooth Ivs., 

 when bruised, exhale the odor of Anise. In wet grounds. May. 



1 f.FIorid&num Ellis. Lvs. acuminate ; petals 2130, purple. Fla. to La. 4 8f. 



2 I. parviflorum MX. Lvs. acute; petals 612, yellow. Ga. Fla. Fls. smaller. 



2. MAGNOLIA, L. (Named for Prof. Nagnol, a French botanist of 

 the 17th centuiy.) Sep. 3. Pet. 6 9. Anth. longer than the filaments, 

 introrse. Ov. imbricated, 1-celled, 2-ovuled, becoming in fruit a fleshy, 

 cone-like sorosis. Seeds berry-like, suspended from the opening follicles 

 by a slender funiculus. ^> and > , with large fragrant flowers. Lvs. con- 

 duplicate in bud, with membranous deciduous stipules. Fig. 331. 



. * Leaves cordate or auriculate at the base. Trees Nos. 5, 6, 7 



* Leaves acute at the base, rusty or glaucous beneath, coriaceous Nos. 1, 2 



green (not shining) both sides, thin NOB. 3, 4 



Exotic species, cultivated Nos. 8-30 



1 Iff. grandiflora L. Big Laurel. Trees ; Ivs. evergreen, rusty-downy beneath ; 



pet. obovate, white. Swampy woods, S. States. 80f. Fls. y broad, Ivs. 7x4'. May. 



2 IW. glauca L. White Bay. Shrub or small tree; Ivs. obtuse, glaucous-white be- 

 w neath ; pet. ovate-roundish, erect. Coast, Ms. to La. 5 20f. Fls. 2', Cup-shaped, 



strongly fragrant, with white concave petals. Lvs. nearly evergreen. South. May-July. 



3 M. aciiminata L. Cucumber Tree. Lvs. oval, acuminate, scattered ; fls. small 



(3 4> broad), petals obovate. S. States, rare in N. Y. 70f. The cones of fruit beai 

 some resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



