438 M<»KA< K.K. (Mri.)u;iii:v iamily.) 



FilaiiKMits iiilirxi'd ill tin- I.ikI. i-lustic. Calyx of tin- f«.'rtili' flowers 

 3 - rKsi'paloiis. ()\aiv 1 - L'-crllcd, 1 -'J-ovulcd. Styles L'. Acli<iiiuiii 

 l-sceded. Kinlnvu rmvfd, in lic.^liy all>iiiiicii. 



1. MORUS, 'I'ourn. Mi i.itKuitv. 



Flowers inuiKi'ciuus, sjdki'il ; tlu- sterili; ami ft-rlik- (lowers in scjiiiratf 

 spikes. Calyx 4-i)arle(l. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-telle<l. Styles filiform. 

 Aelieiiium ovate, euin|ires,«n'tJ, eovereil liy the siiceiileiit berry-like calyx. 

 — Trees, with roiuule<l leaves, ami axillary spikes. 



1. M. rubra, L. Leaves cc^nlate-ovate, aeumiiiate, serrate, petioled, 

 roiif^h aliove, white toineiitose beneath, on young sho(jts 3-5-lolie(l ; stipules 

 linear ; sterile spikes slender, tlrooiiing ; the fertile ones ovoid or oblong, re- 



'sembliiig a blacki)erry in fruit. — Kieh woods. March. — A .>iinall tree. 



2. M. alba, L. Leaves cordate-ovate, acute, serrate, obliijue at the base, 

 smooth and shining, sometimes lobed ; fruit whitish. — Arouud dwellings. 

 Introduced. — A small tree. 



2. FICUS, Tourn. Fig. 



F'lowers monn'cious or dioecious, lining the inside of the flesliy closed recep- 

 tacle. Caly.v of the sterile flowers 3-parted. Stamens 3. Calyx of the fer- 

 tile flowers .'j-cleft, pedicelled. Styles lateral, slender. Achenium fragile. 

 Embryo hooked. — Trees or shrubs, with entire or lobed leaves, and large 

 couv(dute stiiiules. Flowers axillary. 



1. F. aurea, Nutt. Hraiiches pale, smooth, furrowed; leaves smooth, 

 c<iriaceous, oblong, entire, narrowed but obtuse at each end, stout-petioled ; 

 receptacle orange-yellow, globose, bracted, on short and thick pedicels. — 

 South Florida. — A small tree. Leaves 3' -4' long. F'ruit about 4" in 

 diameter. 



2. F. pedunculata, Willd. Branches terete, uneven ; leaves ovate or 

 oval, coriaceous, entire, smooth, obtuse, rounded or slightly cordate at the 

 base, slender-j)etioled ; rccejitacle yellowish, globose or obovate, slightly 

 bracted, <as long as the slender peilicels. — South Florida. — Tree 20° -40° 

 high, multiplying by means of aerial roots. Leaves 2'-2^' long, li' wide, 

 lieceptade rather smaller than in No. 1. 



3. F. brevifolia, Nutt. Branches smooth ; leaves cordate-ovate, entire, 

 olituse, smooth, on short petioles ; receptacle purplish-red, depressed-globose, 

 single, short-peduncled, with 2-cleft bracts. — South FTorida (Dr. Blodgett). — 

 A small tree. Leaves 2' long, with impressed veins. 



F. Caric.v, L., is the common cultivated Fig. 



Brocssonetia rAi'VRiFERA, Veut., tiie Paper Mulberry of our yards, 

 belongs to this family. 



