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coriaceous oblonj or obovate leaves, shininsj above, mostly rusty beneath ; the 

 Howeis verv fragrant, white, very much larger than tlie next, in spring. 



M. glaiica. Small M. or Sweet Bay. Wild in swamps N. to New Jersey 

 and Mass. ; a shrub or small tree, with the oblong obtuse leaves white or 

 glaucous beneath, and globular white and fragrant Bowers (2' -3' wide), in 

 summer. Tiie leaves are tliickish and almost evergreen, quite so far south. 



M. acuminata, Cucumber M. or Cucumber-tree. Wild from N. Y. 

 W. & S. ; a stately tree, with the leaves thin, green, oblong, acute or pointed 

 at both ends, and somewhat downy beneath, and pale yellowish-green flowers 

 (3' broad), late in spring. 



M. eordkta, Yellow Cucumber M., of Georgia, hardy even in New 

 England ; lilce the last, but a sm ill tree with the leaves ovate or oval, seldom 

 cordate ; and the flowers lemon-yellow. 



M. macroph^Ua, Great-leaved M., of Carolina, nearly hardy N. to 

 Mass. A- small tree, with leaves very largo (2° -3° long), obovate-oblong with 

 a cordkte base, downy and white beneath, and an immense open-bcllshaped 

 white flower (8'- 12' wide when outspread), somewhat fragrant, in caily sum- 

 mer ; petals ovate, with a purple .spot at the base. 



M. Umbrella, Umbrella M. (also called M. tkipetala). Wild in Penn. 

 and southward. A low tree, with the leaves on the end of the flowering 

 branches crowded in an umbrella-like circle, smooth and green both sides, obo- 

 vate-lanceolate, pointed at both ends, l°-2° long, surrounding a large white 

 flower, in spring ; the petals 2J' - 3' long, obovatc-lanceolato and acute, nar- 

 rowed at the base ; the ovate-oblong cone of fruit showy in autumn, rose-red, 

 4' - 5' long. 



M. Fraseri, Ear-leaved Umbrella M. {also called M. auriculXta). 

 Wild from Virginia S., hardy as the last, and like it ; but a taller tree, with the 

 leaves seldom 1° long and auricled on each side at the base, the white obovate- 

 spatulate petals more narrowed below into a claw ; cone of fruit smaller. 

 * * Chinese and Japanese species. 



M. eonspicua, Yulan of the Chinese, half-hardy in N. States. A small 

 tree, wlih very large white flowers appearing before any of the leaves, which 

 are obovate. pointed, and downy when young. 



M. Soulangeana is a hybrid of this with the next, more hardy and the 

 petals tinged witli purple. 



M. purptirea, I^urple M. of Japan, hardy N. A shrub, the showy 

 flowers (pink-purple outside, white within) beginning to appear before the leaves, 

 which are obovate or oval, and bright dark green. 



3. ILLl'CItJM, STAR-ANISE. (From a Latin word, meaning to eHiice.) 

 Shrubs, aromatic, especially the bark and pods, with evergreen oblong leaves. 

 I. anisd.tuin, of China, which yields an oil of anise, has small yellowish 



flowers, is rare in greenhouses. 



I. rioridanum. Wild Anise-tkee, of Florida, &c; has larger dark 

 purple flowers, of 20-30 narrow petals, in spiing. 



4. SCHIZANDRA. (Name from two Greek words, means cut-stamens.) 

 S. coccinea, a twining shrub of S. States, scarcely at all aromatic, with 



thin ovate or oblong leaves, and small crimson-purple flowers, in spring. 



3. ANONACE^, CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY. 



Trees or shrubs, with 3 sepals and 6 petals in two sets, each set 

 valvate in the bud, and many short stamens on the receptacle, sur- 

 rounding several pistil?, which ripen into pulpy fruit containing 

 large and flat bony seeds. Embryo small ; the albumen which 

 forms the bulk of the kernel appears as if cut up into small pieces. 

 Foliage and properties resembling Magnolia Family, but seldom 

 aromatic, and no st'puies. All tropical, except the single genus 



