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MELIACEAE. 



MELIA. 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, 

 pi! 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. 



