14 ANONACKvt:. (cUSTAUD-Ari'LK FAMILY.) 



ceoliite, acute. (M. tripctala, Miclix.) — Kich soil in tlic upper districts. May 

 and June. — A small tree, witli incj^ular branches. Leaves 1°-1^° long, on 

 short petioles. Flowers 4' -6' wide, white. Coue of fruit oblong, 4' -6' long, 

 rose-colored. 



4. M. acuminata, L. Leaves scattered, oval, acuminate, downy beneath; 

 petals G -9, oblong-ovate, obtuse. — Upper districts, in rich shaded soil. June 

 and July. — A large tree. Leaves 6' - 9' long. Plowers 3' - 4' wide, dull yellow 

 and greenish. Cone of fruit cylindrical, 2' - 3' long. 



* * * Leaves deckhtoas, aiirlculate or cordate at the base. 



5. M. cordata, Miclix. Leaves oval or roundish, slightly cordate, acute, 

 wliite-tluwny beneath; petals 6-9, oblong, acute. — Upper districts in rich 

 shaded soil. April and May. — A small tree. Leaves 4' - 6' long. Flowers 4' - 

 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-earcd at the base, on 

 slender petioles ; petals oblong, obtuse, narrowed and unguiculatc at the base. 

 (M. auriculata, Zam. M. pyramitkita, Bartr.) — Rich woods,' Florida to Ten- 

 nessee and westward. May and June. — A small tree. Leaves 8'- 12' long. 

 Flowers C 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 ol)long, obtuse, the inner ^row narrower. — Shady woods in light 

 soil, Florida to Tennessee: rare. April and May. — A shrub or small tree. 

 Leaves l)°-3° long. Flowers 8'- 12' wide, white, fragrant. Cone of fruit 

 ovate. , 



4. LIRIODENDRON, L. Tulii'-tree. WuiTn ForLAR. 



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 samaraiform, indehisccnt, 1 - 2-seeded, deciduous carpels. 

 — A large tree. Leaves angled, truncated. Stipules large, free from the petiole, 

 deciduous. Flowers large, terminal. 



1. L. Tulipifera, Ti. Leaves smooth, on slender petioles, mostly roun<led 

 at the liase, sonl^what 3-lol)ed ; the middle lobe api)earing as if cut oil", leaving 

 a .shallow notch ; flowers l)ell-sha])ed, greenish-yellow, striped or tinged with 

 orange. — Low grounds, Florida and northward. May- June. 



OuDKU 0. ANONACEi^^. (Ci-sTAun-AiTLK Family.) 



Trees or slinilis, with simple, altcrnale and entire, feather-veined leaves, 

 and .'•olitary, axillary, jierl'ect, liypogynou-; Mowers. Sepals 3. IVtals 6, 

 in two rows, deciduous, valvatc in I he Imd. Stamens numerous. An- 

 thers adnalc. extrorse, on very siiort li laments. Ovaries tew or many. 



