14 ANONACER. (CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY.) 
ceolate, acute. (M. tripetala, Miche.) — Rich soil in the upper distriets. May 
and June.— A small tree, with irregular branches. Leaves 19-13? long, on 
short petioles. Flowers 4/—6' wide, white. Cone of fruit oblong, 4! - 6! long, 
rose-colored. 
4. M. acuminata, L. Leaves scattered, oval, acuminate, downy beneath; 
petals 6 - 9, oblong-ovate, obtuse. — Upper districts, in rich shaded soil. June 
and July.— A large tree. Leaves 6'-9 long. Flowers 3/~4! wide, dull yellow 
and greenish. Cone of fruit cylindrical, 2! — 3! long. 
* * ** Leaves deciduous, auriculate or cordate at the base. 
5. M. cordata, Michx. Leaves oval or roundish, slightly cordate, acute, 
white-downy beneath; petals 6-9, oblong, acute.— Upper districts in rich 
shaded soil. April and May. — A small tree. Leaves 4/—6! long. Flowers4'- 
5! wide, yellow. Cone of fruit oblong, 3’ long. 
6. M. Fraseri, Walt. Leaves clustered at the summit of the branches, 
spatulate-obovate, smooth on both surfaces, cordate and 2-eared at the base, on 
slender petioles ; petals oblong, obtuse, narrowed and unguiculate at the base. 
(M. auriculata, Lam. M. pyramidata, Bartr.) — Rich woods, Florida to Ten- 
nessee and westward. May and June.— A small tree. Leaves 8/—12/ long. 
Flowers 6! wide, white and fragrant. 
7. M. macrophylla, Michx. Leaves clustered at the summit of the 
branches, oblong-obovate, cordate or slightly eared at the base, glaucous be- — 
neath; petals oblong, obtuse, the inner row narrower. — Shady woods in light 
soil, Florida to Tennessee: rare. April and May.— A shrub or small tree. 
Leaves 1j?-39 long. Flowers 8/~ 12! wide, white, fragrant. Cone of fruit 
.4. LIRIODENDRON, L. TULIP-TREE. Wuire Portar. 
Flowers perfect. Sepals 3, reflexed. Petals 6, erect. Stamens numerous: 
anthers extrorse. Ovaries numerous, imbricated, 1-celled, 2-ovuled, forming in 
fruit a cone-like head of samarzeform, indehiscent, 1 - 2-seeded, deciduous carpels. 
— A large tree. Leaves angled, truncated. Stipules large, free from the petiole, 
deciduous. Flowers large, terminal. 
1. L. Tulipifera, L. Leaves smooth, on slender petioles, mostly rounded 
at the base, somewhat 3-lobed ; the middle lobe appearing as if cut off, leaving 
a shallow notch; flowers bell-shaped, greenish-yellow, striped or tinged with 
orange. — Low grounds, Florida and northward. May - June. 
Orpen 3. ANONACE/E. (Cusrnp-AreLE Famy,) 
Trees or shrubs, with simple, alternate and entire, feather-veined leaves, - 
d solitary, axillary, perfect, hypogynous flowers. Sepals 3. Petals 6, - 
