o<". I'lKLI) MaxlAL 



Bluls with ioiinau stipules; flowers large, perianth 

 trinierous ; anthers linear, extrorse ; fruit aggregate, cone- 

 like. dr\ . 



^.^^^fr- Liriodendrcn tulipifera I.. I uliptrcc. A very large, 

 magnihcent, rapid-growing tree with glabrous leaf-buds. 

 Mowers greenish-yellow, orange-cclored within. Autunni 

 leaves pure yellow. X'ext to the Sycamore. i)robably the largest 

 tree in the Xortheastern United States; trunk sometimes 84 

 ti in circumference. Wood liglit. soft, and straight-grained, 

 easily worked; heart wood light yellow' or brown; sapwood 

 thin, nearly white. L'sed for interior finish, shingles, boat- 

 building, panels of carriages, wooden pumps, wooden ware of 

 various kinds, wood i)ulp. furniture, implements, boxes, 

 shelving, drawers, and for carving and to\s. One of the best 

 woods for paneling. Should l)e extensively cultivated. Vt. 

 and R. I. t(. bia., Mich., Ark., and Miss. 



. Iii(>)uu-i'ai\ ("ustard-apple i'amily. 

 I I. Asimina Aflan>. Papaw. 



Trees or shrubs with alternate. 2-ranked. simple, entire, 

 pinnately veined, deciduous leaves and diaphragmed. solid pith. 



lUids naked. silk>- : liark w^ith fetid odor: j)erianth trimer- 

 Dus: stamens numerous: carpels 3-1.''). 



1. Asimina triloba ( L. ) Dunal. I'apaw. A >nial! 

 tree or shrub with smooth dark bark and nodding young twigs. 

 Flowers axillary, nodding ; fruit a large fleshy, oljlong. 

 greenish-yellow, edible berry, which, however, does not agree 

 with some persons. A case of severe poisoning from eating 

 the fruit is recorded. In creek and river bottoms and on hill- 

 sides. Out. and X ^'. to Mich.. Xeb., Tex., and Fla. 



I.auract'uc. Laurel b'amily. 

 \'k Persea (Plum.) Gaertn. Ba} . 



.Xromatic. evergreen trees or shrubs with alternate, sim- 

 ple, pinnately veined, entire leaves. 



Perianth (i-parted ; stamens and staminodes 12. in -1 series; 

 fruit a globose or (»l)lnng berry. 



1. Persea borbonia ( L. ) Spreng. Red_ Bay. A tree 

 with dark red bark, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate leaves, and 



