MAGNOLIACE. 
draught of the liquor every morning. The wood is made use of 
for joiners’ planes. Dillenius remarks that the. flower never 
opens in the morning, that the calyx falls off at the second open- 
ing of the flower, but that the petals dry on, and that the scent re- 
sembles that of the Lily of the Valley, with a mixture of aromatic. 
Glaucous-leaved or Deciduous Swamp Magnolia. FI. May, 
June. Clt.1688. Tree 15 or 20 feet. 
3 M. tonerro'tra (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 11.) evergreen ; leaves 
elliptical, acute at both ends, under surface glaucous: flowers 
9-12-petalled, contracted ; petals ovate, concave. M. glatica ĝ, 
longifolia, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 251, Pursh. fl. amer. 
sept. 2. p. 381. h. H. Native of Florida and Georgia. Flowers 
white, and sweet-scented. This is a very handsome tree. . 
Long-leaved or Evergreen’ Swamp Magnolia. May, June. 
Tree about 30 feet. 
4 M. umsRE'LLA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 673.) deciduous ; leaves 
lanceolate, spreading, adult ones smooth, younger ones pubescent 
underneath ; petals 9-12, exterior ones pendent. h. H. Na- 
tive of North America on wooded mountains from New York to 
Carolina and Georgia, as well as Virginia. M. tripetala, Lin. 
spec. ed. 2. p. 756. Mich. f. arb. amer. 3. p. 90. t. 5. Pursh. 
fi. amer. sept. 2. p. 381. M. frondòsa, Sal. prod. 379. Leaves 
from 1 to 2 feet long, placed at the ends of the branches in a cir- 
cular manner, somewhat like an umbrella, whence its name 
Umbrella Tree. Itis called Elk-wood in the mountains of Vir- 
ginia. The wood is soft and spongy. The flowers are 2 or 3 
inches in diameter, white and sweet-scented but heavy. 
Umbrella Magnolia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1752. Tr. 35 ft. 
5 M. acuMINA‘TA (Lin. spec. ed. 2. p. 756.) deciduous; leaves 
oval, acuminate, under surface pubescent; flowers 6-9-petalled. 
if H. Native of North America from Pennsylvania to Caro- 
ma ın mountain valleys in a fertile soil. Mich. f. arb. amer. 3. 
P. 82. t. 3. Lodd. bot. cab. 418. Sims, bot. mag. 2427. Pursh. fl. 
E sept. 2. p. 381. The flowers are yellowish, mixed with 
ant blue, bluish, or pea-green, 3 or 4 inches in diameter, scarcely 
scented, not remarkable for their beauty. The fruit is about 3 
ae long, somewhat resembling a small cucumber, whence the 
‘nhabitants of North America call it Cucumber tree, and is used 
Ppa as a wholesome bitter. The wood is of a fine grain, 
of renee Coloured. There is a tincture prepared from the fruit 
this tree which has some reputation for removing attacks of 
r eumatism. 
x ar. B, Candóllii (D. C. prod. 1. p. 80. 85.) leaves ovate, ob- 
ist, acute; flowers greenish. M. de Canddllii, Savi, bibl. ital. 
no. 47. p. 224. witha figure. 
P ointed-lea red M . l 
30 to 60 feet. agnolia. Fl. May, July. Clt.1736. Tree 
' AURICULA TA (Lam. dict. 3. p. 673.) deciduous; leaves 
con under surface somewhat glaucous, spatulately-obovate, 
spreadi a t e base, with blunt, approximate auricles ; sepals 3, 
rica in she petals 9, oblong. h . H. Native of North Ame- 
Susqueh e Alleghany Mountains from the head waters of the 
ims, b onna to Carolina. M. auriculàris, Sal. par. lond. t. 43. 
! ndr. b t mag. t. 1206. Mich. f. arb. amer. 3. p. 94. t. 7. 
Frasèri Wee t.073. Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 382. M. 
igh with atl. fl. carol. 159. icon. A tree from 40 to 50 feet 
of the fore wood. The bark of this and the greater part 
North Amen. ing Species, 1s esteemed a valuable medicine in 
circumstance a. particularly In intermittent fevers, from which 
ysic. Th n is known in some places by the name of Indian 
Temarkabl © Howers are erect, of a yellowish white colour, and 
is rose-coly waq ated 3 or 4 inches in diameter. The fruit 
Eare d-leaved saan tree will blossom when very young. 
40 to 50 feet. agnolia, Fl. April, May. Clt. 1786. 
‘ PYRAMIDA TA .(Bartr. itin. ed. germ. 390.) deciduous; 
Tree 
VIII. Macyora. 83 
leaves smooth, the same colour on both surfaces, spatulate-obo- 
vate, cordate at the base; auricles spreading; sepals 3, spread- 
ing; petals 9-lanceolate, pointed. h. H. Native of the western 
parts of Carolina and Georgia. Ker. bot. reg. 407. Very like 
M. auriculàta, but it grows in a more pyramidal form, as well as 
differing as above, and the leaves are not above half the size. 
Pyramidal Magnolia. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1811. Tree 30 ft. 
8 M. macrorny'LLa (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 327. f. arb. 
amer. 3. p. 79. t. 7.) deciduous; leaves very large, oblong-obo- 
vate, somewhat panduriform, cordate at the base, under surface 
whitish-glaucous ; petals 6-9, ovate. h.H. Native of North 
America in moist, swampy, shady places, about Lincolton in 
upper Carolina, and in the deep forests of Tennassee. Sims, 
bot. mag. 2189. Bonpl. nav. t. 33. A beautiful tree, with 
white smooth bark. ‘The leaves are from 1 to 3 feet long, and 
from 8 to 10 inches broad. The flowers are white and purple 
at the base, sweet-scented, 8 or 10 inches in diameter. 
Long-leaved Magnolia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1800. Tree 35 ft. 
9 M. corpa ra (Mich. fi. bor. amer. 1. p. 328. f. arb. amer. 3. 
p. 87. t. 7.) deciduous; leaves heart-shaped, somewhat ovate, 
acute, under surface tomentose, upper surface smooth ; petals 
6-9, oblong. h. H. Native of North America along the 
sunny banks of the river Savannah in Upper Georgia and Upper 
Carolina. Ker. bot. reg. t. 325. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 474. A 
tree with chinky bark. The leaves are from 4 to 6 inches long, 
and from 3 to 5 broad. The flowers are erect and yellow lined 
with purple, about 4 inches in diameter. 
Heart-leaved Magnolia. Fl. April, Jul. Tree 40 to 50 feet. 
Secr. II. Gwirrrmia (General Gwillim, sometime governor of 
Madras). Rottler. in D. C. syst. 1. p. 455. prod. 1. p. 81. Asiatic 
species, generally with two opposite spath-like bracteas inclosing 
the flower-bud; anthers bursting inwards; ovaries somewhat 
distant. Perhaps the species of this section with 1 bractea 
should have been given among the Michelias ? It is, however, 
evident that none of them are true Magnolias. 
10 M. xexce’rsa (Wall.' tent. fl. nap. t. 2.) leaves ob- 
long-elliptical, acuminated, glaucous, and netted with veins 
beneath ; buds bearded with rusty hairs ; flowers axillary, soli- 
tary, 12-petalled ; carpels globose, remote, l-seeded. h. G. 
Native of Nipaul on Sheopore. A magnificent tree, bearing 
large, white, sweet-scented flowers. The wood of this tree is 
greatly prized by the inhabitants of Nipaul at Patma, where it is 
employed in joinery, and is commonly sold under the name of 
Champ. The colour of this wood is at first greenish but chang- 
ing to a fine yellow colour, with a very fine grain. 
Lofty Magnolia. Tree 50 to 80 feet. 
11 M. Yu'ran (Desf. arb. 2. p. 6.) deciduous; leaves obovate, 
abruptly acuminated, younger ones pubescent, expanding after 
the flowers; flowers erect, 6-9-petalled; styles erect. h. H. 
Native of China. Bonpl. nav. p. 53. t. 20. M. prècia, Correa 
in Vent. malm. no. 24. M. conspícua, Sal. par. lond. 38. t. 38. 
Sims, bot. mag. 1621. A very shewy tree about 30 or 40 feet 
high, but only grows to the height of 8 or 10 feet in the gardens 
of Europe, covered with innumerable sweet-scented flowers, 
which are white, and sometimes suffused with purple, expanded 
throughout the day-time. This species is hardy in our climate, 
and is at an early age covered with blossoms from February to 
April, though the severe east winds often injure its beauty, unless 
it be protected or planted in a conservatory. _Yu-lan is the 
name of the tree in China, where it has been cultivated since the 
ear 627. 
y Yulan Magnolia. Fl. Feb. April. Clt. 1789. Tree 40 to 50 ft. 
12 M. Ko sus (D.C. syst. 1. p. 456.) deciduous ; leaves obovate, 
acuminated at both ends, produced after the flowers, younger 
ones pubescent underneath, adult ones smooth; flowers erect of | 
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