70 MAGNOLIA GLAUCA. 
linear, recurved style. The fruit is a cone, con- 
_ sisting of imbricated cells, which open longitudi- 
nally for the escape of the seed. The seeds are 
obovate, scarlet, connected to the cone by a thread, 
which suspends them some time after they have 
fallen out. | 
The bark of the Magnolia glauca has a bit- 
ter taste, combined with a strong aromatic pun- 
gency, which approaches that of Sassafras and of 
the Acorus calamus. 'The aroma resides in a yol- 
atile portion, which is probably an essential oil, or 
a variety of camphor. It is lost from the bark in 
the dry state, after it has been kept some time. 
Water distilled from the green bark has its pecu- 
liar flavour with an empyreumatic smell. No oil 
appears on the surface, when the experiment is 
conducted in the small way. The dried bark af- 
fords a little resin, and more of a bitter extractive 
substance. Chalybeate tests produce a very slight 
darkening of the green colour of the decoction, 
but gelatin occasions no change. This might be 
anticipated from the little taste of astringency in 
the bark. 
_ As a medicinal article, the Magnolia is to. be 
considered an aromatic tonic, approaching in its 
character to Cascarilla, Canella, and articles of their 
class, Considered simply in regard to its tonic 
