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6 D. tric'ome. Low WildL. Leaf-lobes linear. Pods recurved. Height 6-12'. M.W. 



7 D. vires'cens. G reen-fiowered L. Leaf-lobes laneeolate. Fls. greenisli- 



white. S. W. 



8 D. grandiflorum. Great-Jloicered L. Leaf-lobes 5-7, linear. Fls. large, b-p. f 



11. ACONI'TUM. Monk's-hood. A'coiiite. 



Sepals 5, irregular, colored, upper one vaulted or hooded. Petals 5 or 

 6, the two upper on long claws, concealed beneath the upper sepal, re- 

 'Turved and honeyed at top ; the other 3 or 4 very small. Styles 3-5. 

 Follicles 3 -5. — 11 Leaves palmately cleft or divided. Flowers odd and 

 •ihowy, in terminal spikes. 



1 A.nnrlna'tum. Wild M. Stem reclining, widely branched. Ilelniet conical. M.S. 



2 A. Napel'lus. Garden A. Stem erect, nearly simple. Helmet semicircular, t 



Order 11. MAGNOLIA'CE^. The Magnoliads. 



l^rces and sJiriids with membranous stipules sheathing the buds, with 

 leaves alternate, leathery, simple entire, or lobed, never serrate ; 

 flowers solitary, large and showy, mostly odorous and perfect ; 

 8e2:>als 3-6, colored like the 6-12 hypogynous imbricated petals ; 

 stamens numerous, hypogynous, distinct, and many ovaries ; 

 fruit compound, composed of the united carpels. 



Analysis of tlie Genera. 



§ Pistils arranged in a cone 2 



§ Pistils whorled in a single row. Shrub. South. Star Anise. Illic'ium. 



2 Anthers opening inwards. Magno'lia. 1 



2 Anthers opening outwards. Lirioden'dro.v. 2 



1. MAGNO'LIA. 



Sepals 3. Petals 6-9. Anthers longer than the filaments, opening in- 

 wards. Carpels 2-valved, 1-2-seeded, imbricated into a hard, cone-like 

 fruit. Seeds berry-like, suspended when ripe by a long seed- stalk. — A 

 noble genus of trees or shrubs, with large, fragrant flowers. 



§ Native Magnolias, flowering with the leaves a 



§ Exotic Magnolias, flowering bi^fore the leaves expand 8 



