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«- ■*- Leaves crowded in an umbrella-like cluster; leaf-buds smooth. 



M. DtntoKilia, Lam. UmbreliA Tree (also called M.'tripb , 'tala). 

 Wild in, Sv £e.hn., and southward. A low tree, with, the leaves smooth 

 and green boths sides,- obovateJanceolate, pointed, i&J)both ends', 19-2° 

 .long, surrounding, a large white flower, in spring;, tfcev petals 4^5', long, 

 obovate-lanceolate and acute, ' ndrrowed at the tease; the ovate-oblong 

 •cone of fruit' fehWy in autumn, ro'sei-red, 4'-5 f long? ' " " ' < - "-■''' ' ' i - 



■■:'1fff Frdseri,- Walt. Ear-leaved Umbrella Tree (also called, M, 

 atjriculAta). Wild from Virginia S., hardy as, the last, and like Jt; 

 hut a taller tree, with the leaves seldom 1° long' and 'arcricled on each 

 side at the base, the white obovate.-spatulate petals more narrowed ; bfelow 

 into a claw ; cone of fruit smaller,.. 



# * Chinese cind' Japanese species ; flowers appearing before the ' obvvate 

 ;:■!'. • : leaves. • >'■ ' "" "Kte^, 



' l "lf. consplcua, Salisb. Yulan. A small tree, with very large White 

 flowefs * petals' 6-9, obovate; leaves pointed, ■dowiry'when young. Half- 

 hardy in N. States. _ • 



M. .Soulanqeana is, probably a hybrid of r this with M. obovata, more 

 h'atdy,,'and the petals tinged with purple. ""." '',. ; v ,,.'{ ' 



M. Norbertiana, a like hybrid, has da^t^erl flowers and slenderer 



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^M. speci&sa,. probably of like parentage, blooms a week later than M. 

 Soiilangeana, and has* more durable, somewhat' smaller and lighter colored 

 flowers. " ' """' '**' 



M. Lennei, offshoot of M. obovata or hybrid with" it, has very showy 

 flowers, pnrple<outside and pearl-colored within. - , , : ; 



M. obovata, Thiinb: (brM. purpurea). Purple M. A shrub (5 0, high), 

 titejshowy flowers pink-purple outside, white within i leay.es dark. green, 

 tapering 1 gradually to petiole; rjetals 9, 'obovate. Ja'pan, hardy 'N. ' " 

 \„M.,stellaita, Maxim, (or M; halliA'Ua). ". A small tree;, flowers white ; 

 petals about 16, linear-oblong ; leaves varying, to fllliritic, , Japan. ,' 

 ' M. Kdbus, DC. t (6r M. Thtjrberi), iS a small ismh^ tree, Vith' leaves' 

 broadest at the top* and green below; and 1 very early, blush-white, fra- 

 grant flpwers. Japan. .,,.- . , . ; ' , /■ ' 



3. CERCIDIPHYLLTJM. (Cercis-leaved, from the resemblance of 

 ,,,the foliage to that of the Red Bud.) TwMarge trees in Japan,:one of 

 - which is now becoming popular in this country as an ornamental tree. 



, C. Japdnicum, Sieb. & Zucc. ■ Leaves round heart-shaped, or some- 

 what kidney-shaped, with 3-6 main veins, crenate, glaucous beneath. 

 , Tree f astigiate in shape. 



4. ILLICITTM, STAB ANISE. (Latft'j to entice.) Shrubs, aromatic, 

 especially the bark and pods, with evergreen Oblong leaves. '■''" . '" 



I. Floridanum, Ellis. . Leaves oblong-lanceolate ; petals 20-30, narrow- 

 widely spreading, dark purple, the flowers about 1' in diameter. -Shrub 

 6°-10°, farS. „...- ,-,,«'■. i. ; ^-,-.. -.-.; Mri 



I. parvifldrum, Miehx., S., sometimes cult., has lanceolate leaves, 6- 

 12, oVEiJte.or roimdish-,.j^liow petals^ and smaller flowers. '_ n,? r ,» 



.5. SCHIZANDRA. (Greek: cut-stamens.') 



S. coccinea, Mich&fifa twitting shrub of S. States, scarcely" aro- 

 matic, w^tfr-ttiin oyatre or oblong, alternate, deciduous leaves, and small 

 grimsjjfljgnnrpifo flowers in spring. • 



