fee 4: ie 
118 POPULAR FLORA. 
4. YELLOw CucumBer-M. A low tree; leaves ovate or alittle heart-shaped; flowers cream-yellow. 
S.; sometimes cultivated at the North. M. cordata. 
§ 8 UMBRELLA-TREES. 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. 
5. EAR-LEAVED UMBRELLA-M. Leaves nearly 1° long, auricled at the base (Fig. 102). S. J. Fraseri, 
6. Common UMBRELLA-M. ‘Leaves 1° to 2° long, tapering into a short footstalk. XM. Umbrella. 
7. There is, besides, the GREAT-LEAVED M., with much the largest flowers and leaves of all, the latter 
2° or 8° 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 PurPLe Macno.ta, from Japan, is a shrub in some gardens and grounds, flowering before the 
leaves are out. \ MM. purpurea. 
8. CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY. Order ANONACE. 
Trees or shrubs, resembling the Magnolia family, but the three petals of each set not 
overlapping each other 263 si 
in the bud; the bark and 
foliage not aromatic, but 
unpleasant-tasted; the 
seeds large and bony, 
their albumen variegated 
like a nutmeg, or cut into 
slits. 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 8 outer petals much 
‘larger than the 8 inner 
ones ; fruits eatable 
when ripe, in autumn, 
2’ or 3’ long. Common 
West and South along 
rivers, in rich soil. 260. Branch of Papaw in flower. 26t. Astamen. 262. Flower with all but the pistils taken 
“ Asimina triloba. off the receptacle, 263. Fruits; two of them cut through, 264. A seed cut through te 
; show the variegated albumen, =~ 
264 260 262 
