4 CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



Order 2. MAGNOLIACEiE. Magnolia Family. 

 Magnolia, L. (Magnolia.) 



M. glauca, L. (Sweet Hay, called by some Swamp Sassafras.) This 

 plant is admired for its beautiful green foliage, which is semi-evergreen, 

 resembling in form the Leaves of the grandiflora. It likes wet places, 

 .Inn dees well under cultivation from the middle of the State southward. 

 A very large fine specimen is growing in the grounds recently owned by 

 the late Judge Field, of Princeton. 



Liriodendron, L. (Tulip-tree — White-wood.) 



L. Tulipifera, L. This noble tree grows sparingly throughout the 

 western parts of M. and all over Mer., in the northern parts of Bur. and 

 southern parts of Mid., in the woods of W., and throughout Mor. 



Order 3. ANONACEiE. Custard-Apple Family. 

 Asimina, Allans. (North American Papaw.) 



A. triloba, Dunal. W. {Knighton.) 



Order 4. MENISPERMACEiE. Moonseed Family. 

 Menispermum, L. (Moonseed.) 



M. Canadense, L. M. {Dr. Torrey.) 



Order 5. BERBERIDACEiE. Barberry Family. 

 Berberis, L. (Barberry.) 



B. vulgaris, L. Near Red Bank, M., not common. 



Podophyllum, L. (Mandrake — Love-apple.) 



P. peltatum, L. This is a striking plant in appearance on account 

 of its shield-shaped leaves. The fruit is collected and eaten by children ; 

 it has a sweetish insipid taste. The root is medicinal, and is adminis- 

 tered t<> excite the liver. Near Princeton and Cream Ridge, in M., abund- 

 ant in \Y. 



Order G. NYMPHiEACEiE. Water-Lily Famtly. 

 Brasenia, Schreber. (Water-shield.) 



B. peltata, Pursh. Near Barrsville, 0., and Shark River, Mo., not 



Nelumbium, Juss. (Nelumbo — Sacred Bean.) 



N. luteum, Willd. Mill-pond, Woodstown, W. 



Nymphaea, Tourn. (Water-Nymph — Water-Lily.) 



N. Odorata, Ait. Ponds and stagnant pools, common. 

 )'.//•. minor, Sims. Southern Jersey, common. 



