194 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull 



MAGNOLIACEAE. MAGNOLIA FAMILY. 

 LIRIODENDRON L. Tulip Tree. 



Liriodendron Tulipifera L. (tulip-bearing). 



Tulip Tree. Tulip, Hickory or Yellow Poplar. Canoe-wood. 



Saddle Tree. Whitewood. 



Occasional, local or frequent. Rich woods and openings. 

 June. 



One of our largest trees and remarkable for its tall colum- 

 nar trunk. A beautiful tree for roadside and park planting, 

 rarely attacked by insects. The wood is soft, brittle, easily 

 worked, largely used for interior finish, cabinet work, wooden 

 ware, etc. The inner bark is medicinal. 



MENISPERMACEAE. MOONSEED FAMILY. 

 MENISPERMUM L. Moonseed. 



Menispermum canadense. L. 



Moonseed. Yellow Parilla or Sarsaparilla. 



River banks and dry rocky hillsides, in woods or partial 

 shade. Reported only from the western half of the state ; 

 occasional near the coast and on trap hills ; rare elsewhere. 

 June — early July ; fruit Sept. — Oct., or persisting through 

 the winter. 



The roots are medicinal and were formerly ofificinal. Some- 

 times cultivated. 



BERBERIDACEAE. BARBERRY FAMILY. 

 PODOPHYLLUM L. May Apple. Mandrake. 



Podophyllum peltatum L. (peltate). 



Mandrake. May, Indian, Hog or Devil's Apple. Duck's-foot. 



Wild Lemon. Raccoon-berry. 



Rare. Roadsides and rich woods, nearly throughout, 

 usually as an escape from cultivation. Mid-May — early 

 June; fruit July — Aug. 



The fruit is edible and harmless but disagreeable to many 

 persons. The underground portion is medicinal and officinal 

 and is the source of podophyllin. It is a desirable plant to 

 grow in colonies for spring effects in the wild garden. 



