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coriaceous oblong or obovate leayes, shining above, mostly rusty beneath ; the 

 flowers very fragrant, white, very much larger than the next, in spring. 



M. glauca. 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 flowers (2' - 3' wide), in 

 summer. The leaves are thickish and almost evergreen, quite so far south. 



M. acuminata, Cuco.mber M. or Cucdmbee-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. cord&ta, Yellow Cucumber M., of Georgia, hardy even in New 

 England ; like the last, but a small tree with the leaves ovate or oval, seldom 

 cordate ; and the flowers lemon-yellow. 



M. macroph^lla, Great-leaved M., of Cai-olina, Bfiarly hardy N. to 

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

 a cordate base, downy and white beneath, and an immense open-bellshaped 

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

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



M. UlIltar6Ua, Uaiekella M. (also called M. tripetala). 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 2^' - 3' long, obovate-lanceolate 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- 

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

 * * Chinese and Japanese species. 



M. eonspieua, Yulan of the Chinese, half-hardj' in N. States. A small 

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

 are obovate, pointed, and downy when young. 



M. Soulange^ua is a hybrid of this with the next, more hardy and the 

 petals tinged with purple, 



M. piirptirea, Purple M. of Japan, hardy N. A shrub, the sho^vy 

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

 which are obovate or oval, and bright dark green. 



3. ILIiiCIUM, STAR-ANISE. (From a Latin word, meaning to-en&e.) 

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

 I . anis^tum, of China, which yields an oil of anise, has small yellowish 



flowers, is rare in greenhouses. 



I . Florid&num, Wild Anise-tree, of Florida, &c. ; has larger dark 

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



4. SCSIZANI3RA. (Name from two Greek words, means cut-stamems.) 

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



thin ovate or oblong leaves, and small crimson-pnrijle 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 feceptaele, sur^ 

 rounding several pistils, which ripen into pulpy fruit cqntaining 

 large and flat bony seeds. Embryo small; fhe albutaen which 

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

 Foliage and properties resembling ijMagnolia Family, but seldom 

 aromatic, and no stipules. AH tropical, except the single genus 



