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ed being, perhaps, the tulip-tree (_Liriodendron_) (Fig. 100, _C_), much valued for its timber. Besides this there are several species of magnolia, the most northerly species being the sweet-bay (_Magnolia glauca_) of the Atlantic States, and the cucumber-tree (_M. acuminata_); the great magnolia (_M. grandiflora_) is not hardy in the northern states. The sweet-scented shrub (_Calycanthus_) (Fig. 100, _G_) is the only member of the family _Calycanthaceae_ found within our limits. It grows wild in the southern states, and is cultivated for its sweet-scented, dull, reddish flowers. [Illustration: FIG. 100.--Types of _Aphanocyclae_ (_Polycarpae_). _A_, branch of papaw, _Asimina_ (_Anonaceae_), x 1/2. _B_, section of the flower, x 1. _C_, flower and leaf of tulip-tree, _Liriodendron_ (_Magnoliaceae_), x 1/3. _D_, section of a flower, x 1/2. _E_, a ripe fruit, x 1. _F_, diagram of the flower. _G_, flower of the sweet-scented shrub, _Calycanthus_ (_Calycanthaceae_), x 1/2] The barberry (_Berberis_) (Fig. 101, _A_) is the type of the family _Berberideae_, which also includes the curious mandrake or may-apple (_Podophyllum_) (Fig. 101, _D_), and the twin-leaf or rheumatism-root (_Jeffersonia_), whose curious seed vessel is shown in Figure 101, _G_. The fruit of the barberry and may-apple are edible, but the root of the latter is poisonous. The curious woody twiner, moon-seed (_Menispermum_) (Fig. 101, _I_), is the sole example in the northern states of the family _Menispermeae_ to which it belongs. The flowers are dioecious, and the pistillate flowers are succeeded by black fruits looking like grapes. The flattened, bony seed is curiously sculptured, and has the embryo curled up within it. [Illustration: FIG. 101.--Types of _Aphanocyclae_ (_Polycarpae_). _A-H_, _Berberidaceae_. _A_, flower of barberry (_Berberis_), x 2. _B_, the same in section. _C_, a stamen, showing the method of opening, x 3. _D_, flower of may-apple (_Podophyllum_), x 1/2. _E_, section of the ovary of _D_, x 1. _F_, diagram of the flower. _G_, ripe fruit of twin-leaf (_Jeffersonia_), opening by a lid, x 1/2. _H_, section of seed, showing the embryo (_em._), x 2. _I_, young leaf and cluster of male flowers of moon-seed, _Menispermum_ (_Menispermeae_), x 1. _J_, a single male flower, x 2. _K_, section of a female flower, x 2. _L_, ripe seed, x 1. _M_, section of _L_, showing the curved embryo.] The last two families of the order, the laurel famil
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