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A TEXT-BOOK OF BOTANY. 



Fig. 338. Leaves, flowers, and fruits of the Tea plant (Thea sinenis, or Camellia 

 viridis). The plant is a shrub or small tree bearing lanceolate, evergreen leaves, and in 

 the axils occur the rather large, white, fragrant flowers. The fruits are small, globular 

 capsules. — Reproduced by permission of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 



of India contains a large percentage of tannin. Some species of 

 Dillenia are cultivated and the foliage and flowers combine to 

 make the plants the most beautiful in the plant kingdom. 



b. MARCGRAVIACE^.— The members of this family are 



