. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLANTS 105 section. The flowers are small and dioecious, borne in clusters, and have from 4 to 6 sepals, 6 petals, an equal number of stamens, and from 3 to many pistils. The fruit is a berry. In the northern States we have only the common moonseed {Meni- spermum Carmdense); this is reinforced in the South by the cupseed {Galycocarpum Lyoni), a handsome vine with large grape-like fruits; and by the Carolina moonseed {Cebatka Carolina). The family as a whole has bitter and narcotic properties, and some plants belongi
. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. FAMILIES OF FLOWEEING PLANTS 105 section. The flowers are small and dioecious, borne in clusters, and have from 4 to 6 sepals, 6 petals, an equal number of stamens, and from 3 to many pistils. The fruit is a berry. In the northern States we have only the common moonseed {Meni- spermum Carmdense); this is reinforced in the South by the cupseed {Galycocarpum Lyoni), a handsome vine with large grape-like fruits; and by the Carolina moonseed {Cebatka Carolina). The family as a whole has bitter and narcotic properties, and some plants belonging to it are extremely poisonous. The tropical Gissampelos Pareira yields the well known tonic, Pareira Fig. 89. The dwarf barberry {Berderis nana), one-third natural size. Original. Family MagnoUaceae. Magnolia Family. Contains about ten gen- era and 70 species, of very wide geographic distribution. All are trees or shrubs with alternate, entire leaves, and large flowers having 3 sepals and 3 petals, innumerable stamens, and very numerous carpels borne on an enlarged base or receptacle, and ripening into one- or two-seeded follicles or achenes, still coherent in a mass. The tulip-tree or white poplar {Liriodendron tulipifera), a flower of which is shown in the ac- companying figure, is of immense value not only as a timber tree, but as an ornamental shade tree Avhen growing singly near a dwelling. The native species of Magnolia, while all handsome when in flower, are ex-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pollard, Charles Louis, 1872-. Washington, D. C. , The Plant World Co
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