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Schiz4ndra (including the Asiatic ev. Sphaerostema). Fls. red, yel- 

 low, white. Sds. reniform ; berries distinct, distant, cm the Ion? sjyno- 

 phore. 6 spec, 5 in trop. Asia ; 1, S. cocdnea, dccid., high-climbin?, 

 fls. crimson, bei-ries red, S. C. to Fla. and La. 



Tribe 2. Magnolias. Fls. § , usually large, fragrant. Sep. and 

 pet. colored alike. Sep. 3, often petal-like (or 0). Pet. 6-9-12. Car- 

 pels imb., many-seriate on the gynophore and with it ripening into a 

 cone-like fruit. Lf.-hud covered by pointed caducous calyptriform 

 sheaths, each sheath formed by 2 connate stipules; each sheath, in 

 succession, covering the entire If.-bud and releasing only its proper If., 

 which i* conduplicate (reclinate al.so in Liriodendron) and applied to 

 the sheathed If -bud above it. 5 gen., handsome trees, aromatic ; wood 

 valuable. 1. Liriodendron Tulipifera, Tulip Tree. Monotypic. 

 Fls. large, yellow. Sep. 3, reflexed ; pet. 6, tulip-like. Anth. ex- 

 trorse. Samaras 1-2-seeded, in a cone 2'-3' long. Lvs. large, truncate, 

 slightly 4-lobed, decid. Magnificent columnar tree, 100°-150° high, 

 5°-9° in diam., solvent only near top. Can. to Gulf; finest in States 

 bordering on the Lower Ohio and Miss. Kivers, especially K.y. and 

 Tenn. 2. Michelia. Near Magnolia (which see), but follicles several- 

 seeded, loosely arranged in the cone ; fls. ax. Lvs. entii-e, large. Ev. 

 trees, usually lofty; wood very valuable. 12 spec, Ind., Eastern 

 Archipel. M. Champdcn, Champak ; fls. large, rich orange, very fra- 

 grant; sacred to Vishnu. Ind. 3. Manglietia. Nearer Magnolia, with 

 fls. term., showy ; but follicles several-seeded. Lvs. ent., large. Fine 

 ev. trees, very fragrant and valuable. 5 spec, 3 in Asia; 1, M. in- 

 signis, fls. pink-white, both Asia and Java; and 1, M. glauca, fls. 

 yellow,-Java. 



4. Magnolia. Fl. terminal, with a latent If.-bud beside it, and both 

 sheathed in a common sheath, as the above-described If. and If.-bud; 

 but with this diflerence: the fl. has, besides this common sheath, its 

 own proper sheath, leathery, caducous, spatha-like, dehisc. hj 1 suture 

 only, or indehisc. and rupturing irregularly as the fl. unfolds (M. 

 grandiflbra). The fl. -sheath in the Asiatic species opens normally, 

 and often develops a If. midway (M. Campbelli, M. conspicua). The 

 If.-bud, still sheathed beside the fl., remains latent until the fr. ripens 

 or until the following spring ; then it adjusts itself almost completely 

 on the apex, like a terminal bud, thus lengthening the crooked branch 

 and repeating the story. Follicles fleshy, persist., 2-seeded, dehisc ; 

 cone oblong, usually rose-colored ; showy. Sds. with fleshy testa, red 

 or brown ; suspended outside the cell by extensile cobwebby funicular 

 threads. Lvs. large, long, ent. ; usually crowded, as if whorled around 

 the large fl. at the end of the flowering branches. Splendid trees, 

 rarely shi'ubs ; 14 spec, N. Am., Asia, China, Japan. 



A. S. Am. a. Decid. Cones W-A'-h' long, us^ially rose-colored, with 

 scarlet sds. Fls. white, except in 2 spec. M. Fraseri (auriculata), 40°- 

 45° high; fl. 6' wide, fragrant. Lvs. 8'-12' long. Va., Ky., S. to 

 Fla. M. macroph^lla, 20°-35° high ; fl. 8'-I2' wide, fragrant. Lvs. 

 18'-3° long. Ky., Tenn., S. to Gulf. M. corddta, 40°-50° high ; fl. 

 4''-6' widef yellow. Lvs. long-petioled, 4'-6' long. Ga., Car. M. 

 umbrella, 30°-35° high ; fl. 7'-8' wide ; cone 4'-6' long, very showy. 

 Lvs. l°-2° long. N. Y. to O., S. to Gulf. M. acuminata, Cucumbeu 

 Tree 60°-80° high ; 5° in diam. ; fl. 3'-6' wide, bluish or yellowish. 

 Cone 3' long, cucumber-like. Lvs. dark green, 6'-9' long. N. Y., 



