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ORDER III. CALYCANTHACE^E. Calycanths. 



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

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



CALYCANTHUS. Sweet-scented Shrub. 



Bepals and petals similar, imbricated on the tubular torus, which bear;) 

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

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

 the fragrance of strawberries. The species are native South- April- 

 June. 



1 O. flor'ida. Garden Shrub. Leaves oval-elliptic, some pointed, downy beneath: 



sepals and petal* about 20, near 1' long. Shrub 4-8f. 



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



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



ORDER IV. AXOXACE^E. Anonads. 



Trees or shrubs with entire alternate leaves and no stipules ; 

 flowers, green or brown, axillary, polyaudrous, 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'LNA. 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 leave*. Petals purple.... Nos. 1, 2. 



* Flowers appearing with the leaves. Outer petals yellowish.. ..No?. 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.) 

 8 A. parviflo'ra. Small-flowered P. Leaves oboviite-oval, abruptly pointed; petals oval, 



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



Shrub 2-3C. Leaves about 6'. flowers tiali'an inch wide. 

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



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

 t 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. 



