174 MELIACEAE. 
Me.ia. China Berry. 
(Family Meliaceae). 
Moderate-sized trees: decidu- 
ous. Twigs rather stout, terete: 
pith moderate, continuous, round- 
ed, white. Buds solitary, sessile, 
globose, moderate, with 3 exposed 
scales, the end-bud absent. Leaf- 
scars alternate, 3-lobed, elevated, 
large: bundle-traces in 3 com- 
pound C-shaped groups: stipule- 
scars lacking. 
Winter-character references: — 
Melia Azedarach. Schneider, f. 
94. M. japonica. Shirasawa, 236, 
pl. 2. 
Though the China berry is usu- 
ally connected with the South 
Atlantic region, where it is plant- 
ed as a shade tree, it stands the 
drought of the Southwest, and, 
especially in its round-topped 
form, it proves very effective 
where green foliage is uncommon. 
Twigs olive with many small pale lenticels. M. Azedarach. 
