3 OIIDEH 2. MAGNOLIACE.E. 



8 P. PAPAVERACEA. Ovaries closely united into a globous capsule. 3f. Fls. white, 

 with a purple centre, 8 1(K broad, single or double, varying to rose. May, June. 



3 P. OFFICINALIS. Common Red P. Lfts. lance-ovate, incised : carpels 2, pubescent, 



euberect. Alps. Fls. double, red, rose, pink, flesh-colored, and white. June. 



4 P. ALBIFLORA. Chinese P. Lfts. lance-elliptic, entire ; carpels "2 or 3, recurved, smooth ; 



calyx bracteate. Tartary. Fls. smaller, white, rose, carmine, &c. 



5 P. ANOMALA. Leaf-segments lance-linear ; carp, depressed, smooth ; cal. bracted. 



Siberia. Fls. concave, rose-colored, pink, &c. May, June. 



6 P, TENUIFOUA. Fennel f\ Segments many linear lobes, very smooth ; carpels do*vny, 



spreading. Siberia. 2 3f. Fls. red, concave, open the first of May. 



OKDEJI II. MAGNOLIACE^E. MAGXOLIADS. 



^rees or shrubs, often aromatic, with alteruate, undivided loaves, and 

 regular, polygynous, hypogynous, trimerous, imbricated llowers. Sfpals 

 and petals in several circles, often similar. Anthers adnate. Omrifs im- 

 bricated or verticillate on the enlarged torus, 1 or 2-ovuled. Fruit fay O r 

 bacof.te, distinct or coherent into a cone-like head (sorosis) Embryo 

 miuuwe, at the base of fleshy albumen. Illust. figs. 274, 278, 331. 



WINTERED. StipulesO. Fls. g . Carpels arranged in a circle II.LICIUM. 1 



MAGNOLIEvE. Stipules caducous. Fls. 5. Carpels imbricated. 00-rowed. (a) 



a AnUcrs introrse. Leaves folded lengthwise in bud MAGNOLIA. 2 



a AntJv.rs extrorse. Leaves folded crosswise in the bud LIRIODKNORON. 3 



SCHIZAXDIiE^. Stip. 0. Fls. $ ? . Carpels in many rows, baccate SCHIZANDKA. 4 



1. ILLICITIM, L. STAR ANISE. (Lat. illicio, to attract ; alluding to 

 its fragrance.) Sep. 3 6, colored. Pet. 6 30. Carpels capsular, dry, ar- 

 ranged circularly, each with 1 smooth, shining seed. 5 The smooth Ivs., 

 when bruised, exhale the odor of Anise. In wet grounds. May. 



1 I. Florid ami m Ellis. Lvs. acuminate ; petals 21 30, purple. Fla. to La. 4 8f. 



2 I. l>arvifit, urn MX. Lvs. acute ; petals 612, yellow. Ga. Fla. Fls. smaller. 



2. MAG-NOT IA, L. (Named for Prof. Magnol, a French botanist of 

 the 17th century.) Sep. 3. Pet. 69. Anth. longer than the filaments, 

 introrse. Ov. iniDricated, 1-celled, 2-ovuled, becoming in fruit a fleshy, 

 cone-like sorosis. Seeds berry-like, suspended from the opening follicles 

 by a slender funicuius. 5 an d t>> w ' tn large fragrant flowers. Lvs. con- 

 iluplicate in bud, wrtn membranous deciduous stipules. Fig. 331. 



* Leaves cordate or furiculate at the base. Trees Nos. 5, 6, 7 



* Leaves acute at the wase, rusty or glaucous beneath, coriaceous Nos. 1, 2 



green (not shining) both sides, thin NOB. 3, 4 



Exotic species, cultivated Nos. 8-10 



1 M". grandiflora L. Mg Laurel. Trees ; Ivs. evergreen, rusty-downy beneath ; 



pet. obovate, white. Swampy woods, S. States. 80f. Fls. 9' broad, Ivs. 7 x 4'. May. 



2 in. glauca L. White Bay. Shrub or small tree ; Ivs. obtuse, glaucous-white be- 



neath ; pet. ovate-iounJish, erect. Coast, Ms. to La. 5 20f. Fls. 2 r . cup-?haped, 

 strongly fragrant, with white concave petals. Lvs. nearly evergreen. South. May-July. 



3 OT. acuminata L. Cucumber Tree. Lvs. oval, acuminate, scattered ; fls. small 



(3 4 / broad), petals obovate. S. States, rare in N. Y. 70f. The cones of fmit beai 

 some resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



