Magnolacee—Schisandra. 27 
petals 9 to 12, gradually increasing in size inwards, innermost 
only coloured. Stamens united ina globular mass. Carpels 
numerous, indehiscent, when ripe loosely spicate. Species 6, 
one from North America, the rest from tropical and eastern 
Asia. Name from cyitw, to cut, and dvyp, a male, in allusion 
to the split anthers. 
1. S. coccinea.--A tender North American climbing or 
trailing plant with oblong acuminate petiolate leaves and 
scarlet flowers, rarely seenin cultivation, and requiring protec- 
tion even in the South-west of England. 
2. S. Chinénsis, syn. Maximowiczia Chinénsis.—A hand- 
some hardy climbing species, growing 20 feet high. Leaves oval, 
bright green. Flowers bright rosy carmine, succeeded by scarlet 
berries, which are persistent during a great part of the winter. 
North China. 
5. KADSURA. 
This differs mainly from the last in the globose head of 
carpels and coriaceous leaves. There are seven species, all 
Asiatic. The Japanese name of otie species. 
1. K. Japénica.—A small shrub with lanceolate acutely 
acuminate remotely toothed leaves. Flowers solitary and 
axillary, yellowish white, about an inch in diameter, succeeded 
by clusters of scarlet berries. A native of Japan, flowering in 
Autumn. 
Orver IV.—_ANONACEAR. 
Trees or shrubs with alternate exstipulate leaves, tetrame- 
rous calyx and corolla, numerous stamens, consolidated fruit, 
and seeds with ruminate albumen. Nearly all the species are 
tropical except the fotlowing :— 
Asimina triloba.—A small tree or shrub, native of North 
America, where it is known under the name of Common Papaw. 
Leaves deciduous, obovate - lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, 
hairy when young. Flowers campanulate, of a chocolate brown, 
about 2 inches in diameter, produced between the upper leaves, 
Fruit oblong pulpy, 2 to 3 inches long, yellow and edible. 
Orper V—-MENISPERMACEZ:. 
The Moonseed family affords few hardy species. They are 
chiefly climbing shrubs with alternate exstipulate leaves and 
