56 Addisonia 



Indies, in Mexico, and in the Himalayas and eastern Asia; it con- 

 tains about thirty-five species. Some of the species are evergreen, 

 but the greater part are deciduous. In some the flowers appear 

 before the leaves, while in others the blossoms come with or after 

 the foliage. It is interesting to note that the species under culti- 

 vation, in which the flowers appear before the leaves, are of Asiatic 

 origin. Seven species are found in the United States, all in the east- 

 ern part. Of these, one. Magnolia grandiflora, has evergreen foliage, 

 and in another, Magnolia virginiana, the foliage is evergreen in the 

 south and deciduous in the north; the remainder of the species have 

 deciduous leaves. 



George V. Nash. 



Explanation of Plate. Fig. 1. — Flowering branch. Fig. 2. — Fruiting 

 branch. 



