MdguoUa g?ri7idiJlora, 



Magnolia granilijlora, 



THE LARGE-FLOWERED MAGNOLIA. 



Synonymcs. 



' LiN.vif.us, Species Plantariim. 

 Du Hamel, Arbres et Arbustes. 

 De Candoi.le, Proilromus. 

 MiciiAux, North American Sylva. 

 Don, IMilicr's Dictionary. 

 Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 

 ToRREY AND Gra .', Flora of North America 

 France. 

 Germany. 

 Italy. 

 Spain. 



Southern Indians. 

 French Louisiana. 

 South Caroi,ina. 

 Other farts 

 OF the ' 

 United States. 



;\ragiiolicr a prandcs fleurs, 



Gros&blumige JMagnolie, 



.\Ia?nolia tnlipano, 



.Magnolia tloregranda, 



Toola, 



Laurier tulipier, 



Large Magnolia, 



Laurel -leav^ed Magnolia, Large-flow- 

 ered Evergreen Magnolia, Bay- 

 uee, Laurel Bay, Big Laure., 



Eiigrarings. JMichaiix, North American Sylva, pi. 51 ; Audubon, Birds of America, pi. v. ; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 

 vol. v., pi. 1 ; and the figures below. 



Specific Characters. Evergreen. Leaves oval-oblong, coriaceous, upper surface shining, under surface 

 rusty. Flowers erect, 9 12 petals, expanding. Don, Miller^s Diet. 



Description. 



"Seest thou the heavenwanl head 

 Of yon magnolia, with its ample boughs 

 Anil its pure blossoms ? Say, dost thou inhale 

 Its breathing fragrance?" 



" Ye3. Nor can I view 

 That glory of the forest, but my heart 

 Is full of pleasure." 



Traits op the Aborigines. 



F all the trees of North 

 "-- America, east of the Rocky 



' Mountains, the Large-flow- 

 is^^^im^^^ ^^^-^ Gi'sd Magnolia is the most 

 remarkable for the majesty of its form, the mag- 

 nificence of its foliage, and the beauty of its flowers. 

 It claims a place among the largest trees of the 

 forest, varying from sixty to one hundred feet or 

 upwards, in height, and from two to three feet in 

 diameter. Its head often forms a perfect cone, 

 placed on a clean, straight trunk, resembling a 

 beautiful column ; and, from its dark-green foliage, 'J^^Xl^ 

 silvered over Avith milk-white flowers, it is seen (r/lV 

 at a great distance. The roots are branched, and 

 yet but sparingly supplied with fibres. The bark 

 of the trunk is smooth, grayish, and somewhat 

 resembles that of the beech, and is disagreeably 

 bitter when chewed to a pulp. The leaves vary 

 from six to twelve inches in length, and from three 



to four inches in breadth. They are always smooth and shining on their upper 

 sides, and perfectly entire on the edges. They vary in form according to the 

 variety to which they belong, being sometimes oblong, oval, or acuminate, and 



