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POPULAR FLORA. 
4. Yellow Cucumber-M. A low tree; leaves ovate ora little heart-shaped; flowers cream-yellow. 
S.; sometimes cultivated at the North. M. cordala. 
§ 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. macrqphylla. 
8. The Purple Magnolia, from Japan, is a shrub in some gardens and grounds, flowering before the 
leaves are out. M. purpurea. 
3. CUSTARD-APPLE FAMILY. Order ANONACEiE. 
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 
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. 264 260 
A * . , t 260. Branch of Papaw in flower. 261. A stamen. 262. Flower withall but the pistils taken 
Asimina triloba. off the receptacle. 263. Fruits; two of them cut through. 264. A seed cut through to 
show the variegated albumen. 
