212 ORDER in. ANONACEJE. 



tral receptacle. — Dull yellow. ^. May. Flor. and lower districts of 



'.:. 6 — It' feet. Anise-tree. 



•J. ].. flor.ida'num, (Ellis.) Leave* acuminate. Petals 2*1 — 30, the 



exterior oblong, the interior ligolate. Flowers larger than the preced- 



iii.:. — Dark pnrple. ^ . May., Florida in swamps. 



In this country, the [Iliciuma are. used only as ornaments, but they are Mod in 

 other conntriesaa aromatics, and stimulants, and carminatives. In China they aro 

 burnt in the temples. In Europe they are used in giving a peculiar flavor to certain 

 liquors. They are easily propagated by layer-. 



Genus III.— LIRIODEN'DROK L. 12—12. {Tulip-tree) 

 (From the Greek lirion, a tulip, and dendron, a tree.) 



Sepals 3, concave. Petals 6, in 2 series, obovate, lanceolate, 

 campanulate. Fruit composed of densely imbricated carpels 

 1 — 2 seeded, the apices produced into lanceolate wings. 



1. L. ttlifif'era, (L.) Leaves 3-lobed, the middle lobe truncate, 

 glabrous. — Greenish yellow, orange within. If. May. Common. 

 50—1 on feet. Whitewood. 



The Liriodendron is one of the largest trees of our forests, sometimes attaining the 

 Bize of 8 — '.' feet in diameter, ami 120—150 feel in height It possesses similar proper- 

 tics to the magnolia. It has been used as a substitute for the Peruvian hark, in inter- 

 mittents. The powdered hark is said to be the most efficient in its operation. 



Order III.— ANONA'CE JS. Juss. ( Custard-apple Family.) 



Sepals 3 — 4. Petals 6, coriaceous, with a valvular activation, 

 arranged in two rows, hypogynous. Stamens indefinite; fila- 

 ments short, angular; anthers adnate. Ovaries numerous, 

 closely packed ; styles short, or none; stigma simple. Fruit 

 succulent, or dry, composed of carpels separate, or united, 1 or 

 many seeded. Seeds anatropous. Albumen ruminated. Em- 

 bryo small. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers axillary. 



Ci:xrs I.— ASI'MIXA. Adan. 12— 12. (Uvaria, L.) 

 (Named from Asiminier, of the French colonists.) 



Sep<il.s 3, sometimes united at the base. Petals G, the three 

 outer ones larger. Stamens numerous, inserted on a conical or 

 hemispherical torus. Carpels oblong, pulpy within, several- 

 seeded. Trees or Bhrubs. 



1. A. pavriflo'ba, (Dunal.) A Bmall shrub with a few branches near 

 t'nc summit Leaves alternate, obovate, onneate, mttcronate, on short 

 petioles. Branches covered with a brownish pubescence. Flowers sol- 

 itary, eciduous, pubescent Petals <">. the :; exterior ones 



is tin' calyx, pubescent. Fruit 1 inch long, fleshy. — 

 11, M:i\. On the coast of Car. and Geo. 2 — 3 ft. 



2. A. TRit'oBA, (DunaL) A small tree, with alternate slender and 

 glabrous branches. Leaves glabrous, oblong-ovate, acuminate, alternate, 

 i it short petioles. Flowers solitary. Petit* nearly round, much larger 



