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Fig. 91, Flowering branch of the tulip-tree (Liriodendion tiilipifera). From Bulletin 73, Vermout 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, by Miss Anna Clark. Loaned by the University of Vermont. 



the name " calycautlms," meaning "calyx-flower." There are three 

 species of Bntiteria, all natives of this country, and two of Chionmithus, 

 a Chino-Japanese shrub frequently cultivated in gardens, where it often 

 blooms in midwinter. The family possesses no economic value, so far 

 as I am aware. 



