Magnolia. polyandria polycynia. 



MAGNOLIA. Shreh. gen. n. 942. 



Gen. Char. Caly.v three-leuvcd. Coral nine potal- 

 led. Germs numerous, one-cclltMl, two-seeded, iiitiich- 

 nient interior. Capsules two-vulved. Seed Ik rried, pen- 

 dulous. 



1. M. pumila. Bot. Repos. N. 220. 



Shrubby, crv.ct, smooth. Leaves broad-lancoolar, en- 

 tire. Peduncles terminal, solitary, one-flowered. Petals 

 six, concave and fleshy. 



A native of China. Flower pure uhite, and e\(|ni- 

 sitely fragrant. Compare with Louri.ro's Liriodcndron 

 Coco. p. 424. In the Botanic garden at Calcutta it is in 

 blossom all the year, but has never produced even half 

 grown fruit. The genus is therefore doubtful. 



2. M. obovata. Willd. 2. 1257. 



Shrubby, erect, twiggy. Leaves oblong, entire, smooth. 

 Peduncles terminal, solitary, one-flowered. Petals six, 

 expanding. 



A native of China; it blossoms during the rainy sea- 

 son in the Botanic garden. Flowers very large, rose- 

 coloured, and inodorous, like pumila it never produces 

 fruit in Bengal. 



3. M. fuscata. Bot. Repos. N. 229. 



Shrubby, very ramous. Leaves oblong, vcntricose. ob- 

 tuse, smooth. Floivers axillary, solitary. Calyx spatha- 

 ceous, petals six, lanceolar. 



A very ramous middling sized shrub, a native of Chi- 

 na. In the Botanic garden at Calcutta it 1 loss.)ms in 

 March. The flowers are rather small for a Magnolia, 

 of a very pale yellow, or cream-colour, and exquisitely 

 fragrant; it has never produced fruit in Bengal. 



