24 ORDER s MAG XOLI ACE. E. 



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

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



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



snberect. 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. AN6MALA. Leaf-segments lance-linear ; carp, depressed, smooth ; cal. bracted. 



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



6 P. TENDIFOLIA. Fennel P. Segments many linear lobes, very smooth ; carpels doivny, 



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



ORDEK II. MAGNOLIACE.E. MAGNOLIADS. 



^rees or sfirubs, often aromatic, with alternate, undivided leaves, and 

 regular, polygynons, hypogynous, trimerous, imbricated flowers. Sspalt 

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

 bricated or verticillate on the enlarged torus, 1 or 2-ovuled. Frui f dry or 

 baccflte, distinct or coherent into a cone-like head (sorosis) Embryo 

 mimuo, at the base of fleshy albumen. Illust. figs. 274, 278, 381. 



WINTERED. Stipules 0. Fls. y. Carpels arranged in a circle ILLICIUX. 1 



MAGNOLIE^E. Stipules caducous. Fls. (}. Carpels imbricated. OO -rowed, (a) 



a Anther* introrse. Leaves folded lengthwise in bud MAGNOLIA. 2 



a Antlmrs extrorse. Leaves folded crosswise in the bad LIRIODENPRON. 3 



< SCHIZANDRE^E. Stip. 0. Fls. 9 . Carpels in many rows, baccate SCHIZANDRA. 4 



1. ILLTCIUM, 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. *> The smooth Ivs., 

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



I I.Florid&nnm Ellis. Lvs. acuminate ; petals 2130, purple. Fla. to La. 4 8f. 

 3 I. parvifioi um MX. Lvs. acute ; petals 612, yellow. Ga. Fla. Fls. smaller. 



2. MAGNOtIA, L. (Named for Prof. Magnol, a French botanist of 

 Ihe 17th century.) Sep. 3. Pet. 6 9. Anth. longer than the filaments, 

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

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

 by a slender funicuius. J) and J>, with large fragrant flowers. Lvs. con- 

 f'uplicate in bud, wren membranous deciduous stipules. Fig. 331. 



* Leaves cordate or Karicnlate at the base. Trees Nos. 5, 0, 7 



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



green (not shining) both sides, thin Noa. 3, 1 



Exotic species, cultivated Nos. 8-10 



1 M. grandlflora L. 3lg Laurel. Trees ; Ivs. evergreen, rusty-downy beneath ; 



pet. obovate, white. Swampy woods, S. States. 80f. Fls. 9' broad, Ivs. 7x4'. May. 



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



neath ; pet. ovate-roundish, erect. Coast, Ms. to La. 5 20f. Fls. 2'. cup-shaped, 

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



3 OT. acumlnata I,. Cucumber Tree. Lvs. oval, acuminate, scattered; fls. smaij 



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



* jme resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



