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a large, round, peltate, 7-9-lobed leaf. Flowering stems usually bearing 2 large 

 lobed leaves, with petioles fixed near one side. Nodding white flowers, sometimes 

 nearly 2 inches broad, springing from the fork of the leaves. Fruit edible, but 

 foliage and roots poisonous. In rich woods. 



MENISPERMACE.a;. Moonseed Family. 



Herbaceous or woody climbing plants, with alternate leaves, and 

 small dioecious flowers, usually in panicles. Carpels usually 3-6, 

 sometimes more, superior, i-ovuled. Sepals 4-12; petals 6 in 2 rows, 

 sometimes fewer or wanting. Stamens nearly of the same number as 

 the petals. Fruit a i -seeded drupe. 



I. CALYCOCARPUM. Cupseed. 



(Gr., kalyx^ cup; karpos,{x\i\^.') 



A high climber, with long-petioled, palmately lobed leaves. Flowers 

 greenish in narrow, drooping panicles. Sepals 6, petallike ; petals none. 

 Stamens about 12 ; pistils 3, with laciniate stigmas. Droop oval, and 

 flattened or hollowed on one side. 



I. Calycocarpum Lyoni, Nutt. (Latin genitive of proper name.) CupsEED. 

 Leaves 5 to 8 inches long, palmately 5-7-lobed. Dioecious flowers in long, loose 

 panicles. Flowers about \ inch broad. Drupe about i inch long and black when 

 ripe. In rich woods. 



II. MENISPERMUM. Moonseed. 

 (Gr., jneue, moon; sperma, seed.) 



A tall climber. Leaves in our species on slender petioles, broadly 

 cordate-ovate, entire, or 3-7-angled or lobed. Sepals 4-8 in 2 rows, 

 exceeding the 6-8 petals. Flowers dioecious. Stamens 12-24 i"^ the 

 staminate flowers ; pistils 2-4 in the pistillate flowers, on a short, 

 common receptacle. Ovary incurved after flowering. Fruit globular. 



i. Menispermum Canadense, L. Moonseed. Flowers small and white. 

 Leaves 4 to 8 inches wide, peltate near the base. Drupe ^ to J inch in diameter; 

 the clusters of fruit resembling small grapes. In woods. 



LAURACE^. Laurel Family. 



Aromatic trees or shrubs, with mostly alternate, simple leaves, fre- 

 quently marked with pellucid dots. Petals none ; sepals 4-6, colored. 

 Stamens inserted on the calyx in several whorls ; anthers opening by 

 2 or 4 uplifted valves. Ovary superior, l-celled and i-ovuled. Fruit, 

 a I -seeded drupe or berry. 



