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1. I. Ploridanum, Ellis. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acuminate; petals 

 20-30, lanceolate and linear, widely spreading, dark purple. — Sandy swamps, 

 Florida and westward. May. — Shnib 6°- 10° high. Leaves somewhat fleshy. 

 Flowers flat, 1 ' in diameter. 



2. I. parviflorum, Michx. Leaves lanceolate, acute ; petals 6 -.12, ovate 

 or roundish, concave, yellow. — Southern districts of Georgia and East Florida. 

 May and June. — Flowers smaller than in No. 1. 



2. SCHIZANDBA, Michx. 



Flowers monoecious. Sepals 5-6, ovate, concave, greenish. Petals 5 - 6, 

 obovate-oblong, crimson. Stamens 5 : filaments united, forming a circular, 5- 

 lobed disk : anther-cells widely separated. Ovaries numerous, 1-celIed, 2-ovuled, 

 imbricated in a head, in fmit forming 1-2-seeded berries, which are scattered 

 on the greatly elongated filiform receptacle. — A climbing shrub ; with alternate, 

 oblong, membranaceous, deciduous leaves, and small long-pcduncled flowers, 

 from axillary buds. Stipules none. 



1. S. COCCinea, Michx. Leavesacuminate, long-petioled, 3'-4'long, often 

 somewhat toothed ; uppermost flowers mostly staminatc ; bemes oval, red. — 

 Shady woods, Florida to South Carolina and westward. May and June. — Stem 

 climbing high. 



3. MAGNOIiIA, L. Umbrella-tkee. Cucumbeb-tree. 



Flowers perfect. Sepals 3, caducous. Petals 6-9, concave, spreading, de- 

 ciduous. Stamens very numerous : anthers introrse. Ovaries numerous, im- 

 bricated, 1 -celled, 2-ovuled, forming in fruit a cone-like head of fleshy, 2-seeded, 

 persistent follicles, opening on the back. Seeds berry-like, suspended by a slender 

 cord of spiral vessels. — Aromatic trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate or clustered 

 at the summit of the branches. Flowers large, solitary, terminal. Stipules large, 

 adnate to the petiole, at length deciduous. 



* Leaves perennial. 



1. M. grandiflora, L. (Magnolia.) Leaves coriaceous, oblong, or ob- 

 ovate, smooth and glossy above, rusty-pubescent beneath, flat or concave ; petals 

 mostly 9, obovate, concave, clawed. — Light fertile soil in the middle and lower 

 districts. South Carolina and westward. April and May. — A large tree. Leaves 

 6' -12' long. Flowers 6' -9' wide, white, changing to brown. Cone of fruit 

 oval, 3' -4' long. 



2. M. glauca, L. (Sweet Bat.) Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate and 

 oblong, silky-pubescent, at length smooth above, glaucous beneath ; petals 9, 

 obovate, concave. — Swamps, Florida and northward. May and June. — A shrub 

 or small tree. Leaves mostly deciduous northward, 4' -6' long. Flowers 2' 

 wide, wliite, very fragrant. Cone of fruit oval, 1 ' - 1 J' long. 



* * Leaves deciduous, acute at the hase. 



3. M. Umbrella, Lam. Leaves clustered at the summit of the branches, 

 obovate-oblong, acute, downy beneath, at length smooth ; petals 9, oblong-lan- 



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