154 THE FLORA. 



Ordek III. CALYCANTHACE^. Calycanths. 



Slirubs with opposite leaves, destitute of stipules. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary, all the organs GO and arranged as in the following genus. 



CALTCANTHUS. Sweet-scented Shrub. 



Sepals and petals similar, imbricated on the tubular torus, which bears 

 the short stamens on its top, the distinct achenia within, and becomes 

 fleshy but green in fruit. Leaves entire. Flowers brown-purple, with 

 the fi-agrance of strawberries. The species are native South. Ajml- 

 June. 



1 O. flor-'ida. Garden SJitn/h. Leaves oval-elliptic, some pointed, downy- beneath; 



sepals and petals about 20, near V long. Shrub 4-8f. 



2 O laeviga'tus. Smooth S. Leaves thin, oval, smooth and green both sides. 



3 0. glaucus. Glaucous S. Leaves ovate, acuminate, glaucous beneath. 



Oeder IV. AlSrONAOE^. Anonads. 



Trees or shrubs with entire alternate leaves and no stipules ; 

 flowers, green or brown, axillary, polyandrous, hypogynous, valvate ; 

 sepals 3, petals 6, in two circles ; pistils several or many ; 

 fruit fleshy or pulpy, of separate or united carpels, go - seeded. 



ASIM'INA. Papaw. Custard Apple. 



Outer row of petals larger. Stamens densely packed in a round mass. 

 Pistils several, distinct, but few ripening and becoming large, oblong, 

 pulpy fruits, with many flat seeds. Fls. solitary, brownish. We have only 

 one species at the North. 



* Flowers appearing before the leaves. Petals purple. . . .Nos. 1, 2. 



* Flowers appearing with the leaves. Outer petals yellowish Nos. 3, 4. 



1 A. tril'oba. Common Papaw. Leaves obovate-oblong, acuminate ; petals dark-purple 



the outer roundish, 3 or 4 times as long as the sepals.— A small handsome tree 10-30f. 

 high, along streams. Middle, Western and Southern States. Leaves 8 to 12' long, 

 very smooth, on short stalks. Flowers 1' broad. Fruit about 3' long, and 1' thick, 

 yellowish, fragrant, eatable, ripe in October. (Fig. 70.) 



2 A. parviflo'ra. Small-fiowered P. Leaves obovate-oval, abruptly pointed ; petals oval, 



green-purple, the outer hardly twice longer than the sepals. Dry soils. South. 



Shrub 2-3f. Leaves about 6', flowers half an inch wide. 

 8 A. grandiflo'ra. Large-flowered P. Leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, grayish-tomentous; 



outer petals very large (2' long), yellowish-white. Ga., Fla. 2-3f. Ma7xh-April. 

 4 A. pigmae'a. Pigmy P. Leaves thick, evergreen, narrow, obtuse, smooth ; outer petals 



many times longer than the sepals, pale yellow. Shrub, 6-12'. S. 



