POLYANDRiA POLVGYN'iA. Liriodcndfon. 383 



^ fill timber tree; flowers yellow and red, mixed with 

 green. Generally known by the name of Tulip-tree, 

 or IVhite and Yellow Poplar. 



454. PORCELIA. Prodr.Jl. peruv. p. 84. 

 Orcliidocarpum. Mich.Ji. amer. l.p. 329. 



l.P. foliis glabriusculis oblonge cuneato-obovatis, petalis triloba. 



exterioribus oibiculatis, fructibus magnis carnosis. — 

 Pers. syyi. 2. p. 05. 



Anona triloba. IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. MQJ. 



Orchidncarpum arietinum. Mich.fl.avier. l.p 329. 



Icon. Catesb. car, 2. t. S3, Trew ehret. 5. Duham. 

 arl. 1. t. 19. 



On the overflowed banks of rivers : Pensylvania to Flo- 

 rida. Ij . March, April, v. v. A small tree ; flow- 

 ers dark brown ; fruits large, eatable. 



2. P. foliis cuneato-obovatis basi acntis ramnlisque rufo- parvijlora, 



pubescentibns, petalis omnibus ovalibus, fructibus ova- 

 tis subcarnosis. — Pers. syn. 2, p. Q5. 



Orchidocarpum parviflornm. Mick. fi. amer. I . p. 32Q. 



In shady woods, near rivers and lakes : Virginia to Geor- 

 gia, fj . April, May. v. v. A low sbrub, some- 

 times not above two feet high, when in full fruit ; 

 flowers small, dark purple. 



3. P. foliis elongato-lanceolatls cuneatisve Isevigatis, petalis pygmcea. 



exterioribus majoribus obovato-oblongis, interioribus 



longioribus. — Pers. syn. 2. p. gs. 

 Orchidocarpum pygma?um. Mich. Ji. amer. l.p. 330. 

 Anona pygmsea. IFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 1268. 

 Icon. Bartr. trciv. t. I. 

 In sandy fields : Georgia and Florida. V^ • ^'- ^'- Flowers 



the size of Anona squajiiosa ; the whole shrub not 



above a foot high. 



4. P. folii? cuneato-obovalibus basi obtusis ramulisque rufo- grandiflora. 



pubescentibus, petalis exterioribus majoribus obovatis, 



interioribus oblongis. — Pers. syn, 2. p. 95. 

 Orchidocarpuai grandifiorum. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 330. 

 Anona obovata. IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 1269. 

 Icon. Bartr. trav. t. I. 

 In sandy woods, in shady places : Georgia and Florida. 



Fj . May. v. s. A small shrub : flowers very large 



in proporlionj white. 



