MagnoHaC&e Schizandra. 2 7 



petals 9 to 12, gradually increasing in size inwards, innermost 

 only coloured. Stamens united in a globular mass. Carpels 

 numerous, indehiscent, when ripe loosely spicate. Species 6, 

 one from North America, the rest from tropical and eastern 

 Asia. Name from cr%t'?&>, to cut, and avrjp, a male, in allusion 

 to the split anthers. 



1. S. coccinea. A tender North American climbing or 

 trailing plant with oblong acuminate petiolate leaves and 

 scarlet flowers, rarely seen in cultivation, and requiring protec- 

 tion even in the South-west of England. 



2. S. Chinensis, syn. Maximowiczia, Chinensis. A hand- 

 some hardy climbing species, growing 20 feet high. Leaves oval, 

 bright green. Flowers bright rosy carmine, succeeded by scarlet 

 berries, which are persistent during a great part of the winter. 

 North China. 



5. KADStTHA. 



This differs mainly from the last in the globose head of 

 carpels and coriaceous leaves. There are seven species, all 

 Asiatic. The Japanese name of one species. 



1. K. Japanica. A small shrub with lanceolate acutely 

 acuminate remotely toothed leaves. Flowers solitary and 

 axillary, yellowish white, about an inch in diameter, succeeded 

 by clusters of scarlet berries. A native of Japan, flowering in 

 Autumn. 



ORDER IV. ANONACE.SL 



Trees or shrubs with alternate exstipulate leaves, tetrame- 

 rous calyx and corolla, numerous stamens, consolidated fruit, 

 and seeds with ruminate albumen. Nearly all the species are 

 tropical except the following : 



Asimina triloba. A small tree or shrub, native of North 

 America, where it is known under the name of Common Papaw. 

 Leaves deciduous, obovate - lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, 

 hairy when young. Flowers campanulate, of a chocolate brown, 

 about 2 inches in diameter, produced between the upper leaves. 

 Fruit oblong pulpy, 2 to 3 inches long, yellow and edible. 



ORDER V. MENISPERMA.CE.3E. 



The Moonseed family affords few hardy species. They are 

 chiefly climbing shrubs with alternate exstipulate leaves and 



