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S]. Nyssa I.. Tupelo. 



Trees with alternate leaves, not ^-ranked ; with 3 vasculai 

 bundles in the l)ase of the petiole and with solid diaphragmed 

 pith. 



Flowers small, greenish, imperfectly diecious in capitate 

 clnsters or short racemes ; sometimes solitary ; fruit a drupe 

 the stone usually ridged. 



1. Leaves mostly entire; carpellate flowers 2-14 in a 



cluster. 2. 

 1. Leaves usually dentate: carpellate Howers solitary. 



A', aqiiallca. 



1. Leaves mostly acute or acuminate: carpellate tiowers 

 2-14 together; stone little flattened. N. sylvatica. 



2. Leaves mostly obtuse; carpellate flowers 2-o together, 

 stone much flattened. iV. bi flora. 



1. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Common Tupelo. A large 

 tree with horizc)ntal in-anchcs and with rough bark. Leaves 

 bright crimson, scarlet, or purple in autumn. Wood tirm, 

 heavy, strong, tough, close-grained, and hard to split; used 

 for hubs of wheels, pulleys, handles, wooden shoes, wooden- 

 ware, etc. Not durable if exposed. In rich moist soil. Not 

 easily transplanted. Me. and Ont. to Fla.. Mich.. Alo.. and 

 Tex. 



2. Nyssa biflora Walt. Southern Tupelo. A small 

 tree similar to tlie preceding, the base swollen. In swamps 

 and along ponds. X. J. to Va.. Fla., and La. 



;>. Nyssa aquatica L. Water Tupelo. A large tree 

 wdth slender-petioled. oval or ovate, acute or acuminate 

 leaves, usually angular dentate. Wood soft, tough, li>ht 

 brown, or nearly white. In swamps. Va. to ill. and Mo., 

 south to Fla. and Tex 



Order, Rubiales. 



Riibiaceoc. Madder h'amily. 



S2. Cephalanthus L. lUittonbush. 



Shrubs or small trees with opposite or whorled. entire. 



bdowers small, wliite, densely capitate, tetracyclic: periantli 

 I'innately veined, deciduous leaves and prominent stipules, 

 tetramerous : stamens 4: fruit drv, 1-2-seeded. 



