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POPULAR FLORA. 



4. Yellow CiTUMBER-M. A low tree; leaves ovate or a little heart-shaped; flowers cream-yellow. 

 S. ; sometimes cultivated at the North. M. cordaia. 



5 3. UlIBRELLA-TKEES. Leaves thin, large, those on the flowering shoots forming an umbrella-like 

 circle underneath the blossom ; leaf-buds smooth; flower large and white, not sweet-scented, ap- 

 pearing in early spring; petals about 4' long, tapering below. 



6. Eae-leaved Umbeella-M. Leaves nearly 1° long, auricled at the base (Fig. 102). S. M. Fraseri. 



6. Common Umbeella-M. Leaves 1° to 2° long, tapering into a short footstalk. M. Umbrella. 



"t. There is, besides, the Great-le.wed M., with much the largest flowers and leaves of all, the latter 

 2° or 3° long, scattered, heart-shaped at the base, and white-downy beneath; flower 8' or 10' broad. 

 S. and cult, rarely. It does not belong exactly to either the above divisions. M. macrophylla. 



8. The Puki'LE Magnolia, from Japan, is a shrub in some gardens and grounds, flowering before the 

 leaves are out. M- puj'purea. 



3. CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY. Order ANONACEiE. 

 Trees or shrubs, resembling the Magnolia family, but the three petals of each set not 

 overlapping each other ass sei 



in the bud ; the bark and 

 foliage not aromatic, but 

 unpleasant-tasted ; the 

 seeds large and bony, \|1| 



their albumen variegated 

 like a nutmeg; or cut into 

 sliti Leaves entire, des- 

 titute of stipules. Only 

 one genus in this coun- 

 try, and one species com- 

 mon ; the 



1. Common Papaw. A 

 small tree, with dingy- 

 purple flowers appear- 

 ing in early spring rath- 

 er before the leaves ; 

 the 3 outer petals much 

 larger than the 3 inner 

 ones ; fruits eatable 

 when ripe, in autumn, 

 2' or 3' long. Common 

 West and South along 

 rivers, in rich soil. 



Asiiiiina triloba. 



260 Branch of Papaw in flower. 26L A eL. 

 ofT [lie receptacle. 263. Frulla; two of thei 

 show Lhe Turiegaled a'liunien. 



pistils tahen 

 d cut through tt 



