12 MAGNOLIACE.E. (MAGNOLIA FAMILY.) 



1. ILLICIUM, L. ANISE-TREE. 



Flowers perfect. Sepals 3 or 6. Petals 9-30, spreading. Stamens nu- 

 merous. Anthers introrse. Follicles 6 or more, iu a single whorl, coriaceous, 

 at length 2 valved, 1-seeded. Seed ascending. Smooth anise-scented shrubs, 

 with entire exstipulate evergreen leaves. Peduncles from terminal buds, 

 1 -flowered, nodding. 



1. I. Floridanum, Ellis. Shrub 6 - 10 high ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminate; petals 20-30, linear, widely spreading, dark purple. Sandy 

 swamps, Florida to Mississippi. April. 



2. I. parviflorum, Michx, Leaves lauceolate, acute ; petals 6-12, ovate 

 or roundish, concave, yellow. Coast of Georgia and E. Florida. 



2. SCHIZANDRA, Mid.x. 



Flowers moncccious. Sepals 5-6, ovate. Petals 5 - 6, oblong. Stamens 5, 

 their short filaments united, forming a circular 5-lobed disk, with the anther- 

 cells widely separated. Ovaries numerous, imbricated, ripening into 1-2- 

 seeded berries which are scattered on the greatly elongated filiform receptacle. 

 A woody climbing vine, with ovate membranaceous deciduous leaves, and 

 small long-peduncled crimson flowers from axillary buds. Stipules none. 



1. S. COCCinea, Michx. Low shaded grouud iu the lower districts. 

 May - June. 



3. MAGNOLIA, L. CCCUMRER-TREE. 



Flowers perfect. Sepals 3, caducous. Petals 6-9, deciduous. Stamens 

 indefinite. Ovaries numerous, imbricated, ripening into a cone-like head of 

 2-seeded persistent follicles opening on the back. Seeds fleshy, suspended bv 

 a slender cord. Trees or shrubs. Stipules adnate to the leaf stalks. Flowers 

 large, solitary, terminal, odorous. 



* Leaves pn-tiiuial. 



1. M. grandiflora, L. (MA<;XOLIA.) Leaves oblong or obovate, smooth 

 above, rusty-pubescent beneath, 6'- 12' long ; flowers 6' -9' wide, the petals 

 white, obovate, concave ; cone of fruit oval, 3' -4' long. Light fertile soil iu 

 the ]m>'pr districts. May. A large tree. 



2. M. giaa?a, L. (SWEET BAY.) Leaves 4'- 6' long, oblong or lanceo- 

 late, silky-pupescfn*" glabrate above, glaucous beneath; flowers 1'- 2' wide, 

 white and fragrant, the petals obovate, concave ; cone of fruit 1'- li' long. 

 Swamps. April -May. A shrub or small tree. 



* * Lt-a^es deciduous, acute at the base. 



3. M. Umbrella, ^Jm. Leaves 1- H long, obovate oblong,- clustered 

 at the summit of the branches, glabrate ; flowers 4'-G' wide, the white petals 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute; cone of fruit oblong, 4' -6' long. Upper districts. 

 June. A small tree. 



4. M. acuminata, L. Leaves 6' -9' long, oval, acuminate, downy be- 

 ?ea;h; flowers 3' -4' wide,- the yellow petals oblong, obtuse ; cone of fruit 

 Cvli^dri "il, ?'-, n ]f-i<j. T T r>i)e r districts. Mnv. A large tree. 



