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ANONACEM. 



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in the absence of stipules, and in the carpels arranged in 

 a single whorl instead of upon an elongated receptacle. 



The flowers of the Magnolias are extremely handsome 

 and often powerfully scented. In some species, as in the 

 magnificent Alagnolia Ca?npbcUi of Darjiling, they appear 

 before the leaves. Some of the Himalayan species grow 

 to a large size, and aiford a useful timber. 



4. Natural Order, Anonacece. — The Custard-Apple Family. 



Trees or shrubs with alternate, entire, exstipulate leaves. 

 Sepals and petals trimerous. Stamens indefinite. Albumen 

 ruminate. 



Type — The Sweet-sop, Aiiona squamosa (or 

 Custard-Apple,^ A. reticulata). 



West Indian trees, cultivated very extensively through the 

 tropics, with alternate, entire, lanceolate, exstipulate leaves, 

 and the sepals and petals in whorls of three. 



The above species are selected as types, because they 

 are so generally cultivated throughout India, whilst very few 



^ In India, A. squamosa is everywhere called the Custard- Apple ; 

 while A. reticulata is sometimes called the Sweet-sop. 



