FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS 107 
Fig. 91. Flowering branch of the tulip-tree (Liriodendyvon tulipifera), From Bulletin 73, Vermont 
Agricultural Experiment Station, by Miss Anna Clark. Loaned by the University of Vermont. 
the name “ calycanthus,” meaning “calyx-flower.” There are three 
species of Butneria, all natives of this country, and two of Chionanthus, 
a Chino-Japanese shrub frequently cultivated in gardens, where it often 
blooms in midwinter. The family pessesses no economic value, so far 
as I am aware. 
