MAGNOLIACE^E 



[CH. 



Nymphcea it is more or less inferior, and in Victoria 

 quite inferior. 



In Magnoliacece the fruits are Follicles almost united 

 into a capsule. In Magnolia (Fig. 42) we have every 

 stage from true follicles opening by the dorsal suture, to 

 such which open by a ring-like dehiscence ; and in Tala- 

 uma they may burst irregularly or not at all. In Drimys 

 and Schizandra the pericarps become fleshy, and we have 

 Berries with two or three seeds. In Liriodendron (Fig. 



Fig. 42. 



Fig. 42. Magnolia Yulan, seterio of follicles (Bai). 

 Fig. 43. Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip-tree, achene (Bai) 



Fig. 43. 



