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popular flora. 
4. Yellow^ CucuMber-M. A low tree; leaves ovate or a little heart-shaped; flowers cream-yellow, 
S. ; sometimes cultivated at the North. j/_ cor ddta. 
i 3. 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. M. Fraseri. 
6. Common Umbrella-M. Leaves 1° to 2° long, tapering into a short footstalk. M. Umbrella. 
7. There is, besides, the Great-leaved M., with much the largest flowers and leaves of all, the latter 
2° or 3° 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. macropbylla. 
8. The Purple Magnolia, from Japan, is a shrub in some gardens and grounds, flowering before the 
leaves are out. j/. purpurea. 
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1. Common Papaw. A 
small tree, with dingy- 
purple flowers appear- 
ing in early spring rath- 
er before the leaves ; 
the 3 outer petals much 
larger than the 3 inner 
ones ; fruits eatable 
when ripe, in autumn, 
2' or 3' long. Common 
West and South along 
rivers, in rich soil. 
Asimina triloba. 
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3. CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY. Order ANONACEA5. 
Trees or shrubs, resembling the Magnolia family, but the three petals of each set not 
overlapping each other 
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 
200 Branch of Papaw in flower. 261. A stamen. 262. Flower with 
off the receptacle. 263. Fruits j two of them cut through. 264. 
show the variegated albumen. 
ill but the pistils taken 
A seed cut through te 
