74 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. 



rusty-pubescent beneath, entire, oval or oblong, 6-9 in. long ; flowers 

 white, very fragrant, 6-0 in. in diameter ; petals 9 or more, obovate, 

 concave ; fruit a rusty-pubescent cone 3-4 in. long, seeds bright 

 scarlet. April-June. Common on light soils. The name is very 

 inappropriate, as the fragrance is delightful and the tree one of the 

 most attractive native species, 



2. M. Fraseri AValt. Long-leaved Umbrella Tree. A 

 small tree with a slender trunk and widely spreading branches ; leaves 

 clustered at the ends of the branches, deciduous, oblong or obovate, 

 contracted, cordate and auricled at the base, smooth on both sides, 

 8-12 in. long; petioles slender; flowers white and fragrant, 6 in. 

 broad ; petals longer than the sepals, spatulate or oblong, obtuse at 

 the apex, narrowed at the base ; cone 3-4 in. long, pink at maturity. 

 May-June. In rich woods. 



3. ]\I. MACROPHYLLA Michx. Large-leaved Umbrella Tree. 

 A small tree with gray bark ; leaves clustered at the ends of the 

 branches, oblong or obovate, obtuse at the apex, cordate at the base, 

 green and glabrous above, white and pubescent beneath, H-3 ft. 

 long; petioles stout; flowers white with a purple center, fragrant, 

 8-12 in. wide; petals oblong, obtuse, two or three times as long as 

 the sepals ; cone ovate, 4-6 in. long, bright red at maturity. .Vpril- 

 ]May. Shady woods on light soil. 



4. M. YiRGixiAXA L. Sweet Bay. A small tree with light 

 gray bark; leaves scattered on the branches, evergreen, th'ck and 

 leathery, oval or oblong, smooth and green above, white and glaucous 

 or pubescent beneath, 4-6 in. long ; flowers white, fragrant, 2-3 in. 

 in diameter; petals 9, concave; cone lj-2 in. long, pink. May- June. 

 Common in swamps and along streams. The leaves often used in 

 flavoring soups, etc. 



II. ILLICIUM. 



Aromatic shrubs ; leaves evergreen, clustered at the ends 

 of the branches, entire, exstipulate ; flowers perfect ; sepals 

 3 or 6 ; petals 9-30 in rows of 3 ; stamens numerous, short ; 

 ovaries 6-9, whorled, 1-celled, 1-ovuled, at length spreading. 



I. FLORiDA^fUM Ellis. Anise. A slender, spreading shrub, 5-10 

 ft. high ; bark reddish-brown ; leaves leathery, oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute, smooth. 4-6 in. long; flowers on long peduncles in terminal 

 clusters; petals many, lanceolate or linear, spreading, dark pui-ple, 

 ^-| in. long; n)ature fruit a whorl of 12-20 divergent, 1-seeded folli- 

 cles. April-May. In sandy swamps. AVhole plant very aromatic. 



