LIODENDRON A OX ACE ASIMINA ] 1 



Genus III. LIRIODENDRON. 



Sepals 3, concave. Petals 6, obovatc, laiiceolaie, cnmpan- 

 jlate. Fruit composed of densly imbriontcd carpels 1-2-sccd- 

 Bd, the apices produced into lanceolate wings. 



1. L. Tulipi/ira. i>are» 3-lobed, the middle lobe truncate, glabrous. 



IVhite wood. 

 Greenish yellow, orange within. '4= May. Common. 100 feet. 



Tulip tree. 

 ^tmark*. — The Liriixlendron is one of the lareesi trres of our forests, -sonuiiiues ai- 



Lain!r- •'•*•- f ^ u . ,. ;„ i, ,..,. ..., i lio- 150 feel In hiphl. Il jxswesso einii- 



[ar I . as a substilute for ihc Peruvian Lark, in 



initr... ........ i .. ,- — ;\ .......... i...« .- Le niosi elBcient in its operation. 



Gkder III. ANONACEiE. 



Sepals 3-4. Petats 6, coriaceous, with a valvular aestivation, 

 arranged in two rowii, hypogenous. 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. Alhuinen ruminated. Em- 

 hryo small. Leaves alternate, entire. Flowers axilary. 



Genus I. ASIMINA. 



(Syn. Uvaria, Anona^ PorceUa and Orchidocarpum.) 



Sepais 3, sometimes united at the base. Petals 6, the three 

 outer ones larger. Carpels oblong, pulpy within, several seed- 

 ed. Trees or shrubs. 



1 A. Pavrijlora. A small shrub with a few branches near the summit. 

 />:• mate, obovarc, cuneatc, mucronate, on short petioles. Branch- 



es i - with a brownish pubescence Flowers solitary. Cmlyx dec:du- 



ous, pubescent. Pf^a/.« 6, the 3 exterior ones twice as large as the calyx, 

 pubescent. Fruit 1 in. long, fleshy. 



Grceni.'h purple. %. May. On the coast of Car. and Geo. 2-3 feet. 



8, A. Triloba. A small tree, with alternate, slender and glabrous branch- 

 es. L/vuy.* glabrou.o, oblong-ovate, acuminate, alternate, on short petioles . 

 Flft't^ 7" '■//« nearly round, much larger than the calyx. Fru t 



2-3 inc. • • c, with G-5 seeds. Papaw 



Bruwuish purple. %. April. Middle Geo. 15-20 ft. 



3. A. Grandifiora. Leaves cuneate, obtuse, with the under surface and 

 branches covered with a ferruginous pubescence. Flowers few, large ; the 

 outer petals obovate, 2-3 inrhes long. 



Yellowish white. %. April. Middle Car. and Geo. 1-2 feet. 



4. A. PygrruBa. Leaves coriaceous, long, 4-6 inche.s, cuncafe, obtuse, ob- 

 long, obovate or elipiical, variable in size and form. Ptf/iZa.obovate-oblong, 

 outer ones 1 inch lone. 



Reddish brown. %. April. Geo. and Flor. 5-18 inches. 



Order IV. SCHIRANDRACE.E. 

 Flotcen moncccioua ; staminate flowers 5.sepaJed, 5 petal. 



