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FAMILIES OF FLO WEEING PLANTS 



Fig- 135- The poison ivy (Rhus radicans). After Britton & Brown, 111, FI. Northeast. U. S. 



iug. Pistacbe nuts are the product of a species of Pis facia, native of 

 western Asia. The mango, that most delicious of tropical fruits, is 

 yielded by Mangifera. Indica, a handsome tree with deep green foliage. 

 The odor of turpentine so noticeable in the outer skin of the mango is 

 significant of a property common to nearly all Anacardiaceous trees, 

 and a great variet}" of varnishes, resins and the like are obtained from 

 them. 



