GLAUCOUS-LEAVED MAGxNOLIA. 9 



Propagation and Culture. Plants of this species are generally produced 

 from seeds ; but the Magnolia glauca thompsoniana, and other varieties, are pro- 

 pagated by inarching, or by layers, which require two years to root properly. 

 The seeds should be sown in pots of bog earth about the beginning of March, 

 or later, according to the climate or season, and placed in gentle heat, if neces- 

 sary, under glass. They should annually be transplanted into small pots until 

 they are wanted for final planting. A tree in ordinary circumstances will 

 attain the height of one foot per annum until it is fifteen or twenty feet high, 

 after which it will remain stationary. 



Insects. The Magnolia glauca is very free from the attack of insects. It is 

 noted, however, in Smith and Abbot's " Insects of Georgia," that the Sphinx vitis 

 feeds upon this tree as well as upon the grape-vine. 



Properties and Uses. In general, this tree can only be used for ornamental 

 purposes, and no collection should be without it. The wood, however, is some- 

 times employed for making joiners' tools ; and the bark is also used in some 

 parts of the country, like that of the cinchona, in the' case of intermittent and 

 remittent fevers. It is aromatic and pungent, apparently more so than the other 

 species. When distilled, it has a peculiar flavour, and an empyreumatic smell. 

 In a dry state it affords a little resin. The aroma is volatile, and probably con- 

 tains an essential oil, or a variety of camphor. The bark, seeds, and cones, are 

 employed in tincture, in chronic rheumatism. That from the cones is very bitter, 

 and is sometimes used to cure coughs and pectoral diseases, and for preventing 

 autumnal fevers. The flowers in a dried state, may be used in drawing-rooms 

 for pot jiourri, as a substitute for those of the lily of the valley. 



