36 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
rability. 
gc tree, is a veltable. sieatic bitter. The prevalence « of the Tuli Ip- 
woodlands, is a pretty sure indication of a good soi 
Orper Ill. ANONA’CEZ. (OSEAN OF EN yas 
nig shrubs with bu ut stipules 
and hypogynous piven icy, wi gy tps pas e saa n tw gen va 
in the bud. _Anthers adnate, ot bata ea ofl short lainents. ar ckish. 
Fruit pulpy or fleshy. Seeds lai with a te embryo at the of ruminated 
There is but one genus in this country. The luscious Custard Apples of the West Indies, 
_ and the Chirimoya of Peru are afforded by trees of this order. 
1. ASIM’INA, Adans. Norra American Papaw. 
rA at; Astimins, er, # tha By 
Petals 6, increasing in size after the flower opens, the Sie series la 
and ing. Stamens in a globular cluster, covering the tacle 
of the few pistis. Fruits 1—3, large, o err or ovoid, ) ply several- 
seeded. Seeds horizontal, flat, "enclosed in a fies eshy aril. Shrubs or 
— trees with an unpleasant odor when bieeds ‘flowers axillary @nd 
i A. tri Dunal. Leaves thin, obovate, lanceolate, pointed ; outer 
3~4 times as long as the calyx, roundish ovate 
HREE-LOBED Asimina. Papaw. 
Stem 10-20 f h, branched. h inch 
in length. Pieces poate rathor befor, the leaves: pea agendas ai veiny, 
with tinges of yellow within. Fruit 1-3 inches long, consisting of 1-3 pulpy berry-like 
Western New York andsouthward. Fl. May. Fr. Sept. 
Obs. The fruit of this tree is edible in its wild state, and is said to 
be much improved ot Poe sigan It is introduced here with the view 
of inducing those such matters, to try what careful culture 
may effect in a fruit vail 8 Siprined by some in its natural condition. 
Oxvrr IV. BERBERIDA’CE. (Banperry Fay.) 
Ginte @ lots, wih. Bueihibe (sometimes compound or lobed) leaves, and sepals nd 
plats ete th the Wyn 2 we ta ani by 2 lids bi 
‘many or peta opposite erp arya ead 
i” top Genoa, fa in “Podophylium)- Pistil only one ; style short. mostly berry~ 
rte fait in this is family is usually eatable, while the root, bark and foliage are — 
or possess cathartic or poisonous qualities. 
