1 I ANONACKA;. (CUSTAUD- APl'I.K lAMII.V.) 



ccolato, arnto. (M. tri|)<>talii, .l/«7).r.) — Kicli >uil in the ujhht districts. May 

 niul .JiiiK'. — A small tier, witli inot;ular Imiiiclirs. I^-avcs J°-l^° lonj:, on 

 short petioles. Fiowors 4'-G' wide, wliitc. Cone of fruit oblong, 4'-- C long, 

 rose-colored. 



4. M. acuminata, L. Leaves scattered, oval, acuminate, downy l)cncath; 

 petals -'J, ol)U)nj,'-()vate, obtuse. — Upper districts, in rich shaded soil. June 

 and July. — A larye tree. Leaves 6' - 0' long. Flowers 3' - 4' wide, dull yellow 

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



* * * Lfnms deciduous, anrirulute or cordate at t/ir Inise. 



5. M. COrdata, Miclix. Loaves oval or roundish, slightly cordate, acute, 

 whitc-doniiy bciuatii ; jietals 6 --9, ol)long, acute. — Upper districts in rich 

 shaded soil. Aj)ril 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 ami 2-carcd at the ba.se, on 

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

 (AL auriculata, Aa/H. M. inramidata, 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, Mich.K. Lc.ives clustered at the summit of the 

 branches, oblong-obovate, cordate cr slightly cared at the base, glaucous be- 

 neatii; 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 l]°-3° long. Flowers 8'- 12' wide, wliitc, fragrant. Cone of fruit 

 ovate. 



4. LIRIODENDRON, L. Tui-ir-TnEE. White Toplak. 



Flowers perfect. Sepals 3, rcflexed. Petals 0, erect. Stamens numerous : 

 anthers extrorsc. Ovaries numerous, imbricated, 1-celled, 2-ovuled, forming in 

 fruit aconc-likc head of samara'form, indehiseent, 1 -2-seeded, deciduous carjjcls. 

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

 deciduous. Flowers large, terminal. 



1. L. Tulipifera, L. Leaves smooth, on .slender i)ctiolos, mostly rounded 

 at the base, somewhat 3-lobed ; the middle lolx: appearing as if cut off, leaving 

 a shallow notch ; flowers bell-sha|K'd, greenish-yellow, striped or tinged with 

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



Ordkr 3. ANONACE^. (CrsTAno-Ari'LE Family.) 



Trees or shrubs, with simple, alternate and entire, feather-veined leaves, 

 and solitary, axillary, perfiM-t, hyjwgynoiis flowers. Sepals 3. I'etala G, 

 in two rows, deciduous, valvate in the bud. Stamens numerous. An- 

 thers adnate, extrorse, on very short filaments. Ovaries few or many, 



