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Mærua - continued. Magnolia continued. 
thrives in a compost of loam and peat. Cuttings of nearly | when the sun shines, one or two flowers being sufficient 
ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, in heat. to perfume a large house. M. glauca, a very desirable 
M. oblongifolia (oblong.leaved). . white, terminal, in simple | Small-flowered hardy shrubby species, is also agreeably 
depressed racemes; petals shorter than the calyx lobes, oblong- scented. Magnolias succeed best in warm positions, and 
linear, acuminate. June. l. oblong-lanceolate, very obtuse and i i i i 
mucronulate at the apex, glaucescent, shortly petiolate, l4in. to 1 moderately rich soil, which should be of a free, 
iin. long, nearly zin. broad, A. Aft. Abyssinia, 1822. Stove. open texture. They are somewhat impatient of root 
SYNS. Capparis heteroclita and Niebuhria oblongifolia. disturbance. 
MSA (from maas, the Arabic name of one of the | M. acuminata (acuminated).*  Cucumber-tree. i glaucous- 
z h 5 een, tinged with yellow, Sin. to Ain. in diameter, scarcel 
species). SYN. Beobotrys. ORD. Myrsinew. A genus 8 8 six i nine. May to July. fr. about zin. DE 
of about thirty-five species of stove evergreen shrubs, when young somewhat resembling a small cucumber. J. oblo s 
natives of the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the soune i ae ae 1 È 3 8 * y 
Old World. Flowers white, small; racemes usually axil- — n re . M. 2427; 1. B. nf 418.) e 
lary, simple or branched, many-flowered; pedicels brac- cula d n 
teate at base. Leaves entire, dentate or serrate, often M. anri a (one) e oE N. Fr 
full of pellucid dots. Probably the species here de- 
scribed is the only one now in cultivation. For culture, 
&c., see Ardisia. 
M. indica (Indian). fi. numerous, in axillary and terminal 
racemes, November. l. from ovate to lanceolate, coarsely ser- 
rated, Jin. to 6in. long. h. 5ft. to 6ft. India, 1817. (B. M. 
2052, under name of Bæobotrys indica.) 
MAGNOLIA (named after Pierre Magnol, 1638-1715, 
Professor of Medicine, and Prefect of the Botanic Garden 
at Montpellier). ORD. Magnoliacee. This genus com- 
prises about twenty species of elegant ornamental green- 
house or hardy evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs, 
of which thirteen are natives of Japan, China, and the 
Himalayas, and the rest are North American. Flowers 
conspicuous, solitary, terminal; petals six to twelve, in 
two or more series. Leaves large, entire. Magnolias 
are readily increased by layering; also by seeds, which 
should be sown, so soon as ripe, in a frame and kept 
moderately moist until they germinate. Veneering and 
side-cleft grafting are also practicable in July and 
August; the stocks operated upon being placed in 
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Fic. 501. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF MAGNOLIA GLAUCA, 
Campbellii (Campbell’s). e rose inside, crimson outside, 
e ein. to 10in. 5 iameter. A l large, ovate- 
lanceolate, silky hairy beneath. Sikkim, 1868. A very handsome _ 
deciduous tree in its native habitat, but not sufficiently hardy 
to withstand our winters, except in the most at kaa ik 
It flowered outside in the South of Ireland in and in a 
1885. 
yn icuous).* The Yulan. fl. white, sometimes 
3 —— „ expanding d the day, very fragrant, 
produced in groa profapion 4 Reed. Loa p Als Basie anid 
to May. l. obovate, abruptly acumina: rounger ones pubescen 
„„ the Pre all h. 20ft. to 50ft. China, 1789. A 
-known and handsome hardy deciduous tree, of which there 
5 two varieties in cultivation. YN. M. Yulan. See 
Fig. 500. (B. M. 1621.) i ‘ tes 
’s). , natural a 
(S0 s). Probably y a ee 
France, 
S. B. F. G. 260, under name o + Soulangeana. ye 
M. c. S. nigra (black). A form with still darker flowers. 
M. cordata (cordate). — yellow, lined with purple, erect, about 
4in. in diameter, scentless ; petals six to nine, oblong. 1 jo 
July. l. heart-shaped, somewhat ovate, acute, from 0 
; 6i tose, upper surfaco smooth. 
Fic. 500. FLOWER AND LEAVES OF MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA. d. 3 North America, 1801. Hardy dy deciduous 
i ' k 2 X Long-lesved Cucumber tree. A. yellowish- 
: aclose frame until a union is effected. M. conspicua is M. Fraseri AGH yey Sop “adres Sang meer —— ; —— 
one of the earliest and most beautiful of outside fower- nine, obloug. April. l lft. Teco — — ee 
ing trees. It, as well as several other species, should somewhat faucon, speculate agen gay oft. to oft. n 
be ided with a sheltered situation, especially in the with blunt, appro and imposing hardy deciduous species, 
Pees Wi & 15 4 America, 1786, A bold 8 R. 573 
colder parts of the country. M. acuminata is, perhaps, with spongy wood. SYN. M. auriculata. (A. B. ; B. M. 
the hardiest species of the genus, and forms a fine 1206.) i 1 dull le dvi i 
a Ad: f + I + all, 
large tree. M. grandiflora is well adapted for planting | M. . ; Vibe noite „ 5 
against the wall of a house where there is a con- ones, as well as branches and petioles, covered with brown 
siderable space to be covered; its massive evergreen tomentum. fl. 2ft. to 4ft. China, 1789. A greenhouse evergreen 
leaves and large white blossoms being especially distinct | shrub. (A. B. R. 229; B. M. 1008.) „ 
and attractive in late summer and autumn. The flowers M. glauca — te twelve, ovate DERA gy e 
of the majority of Magnolias emit an agreeable and strong i 5 obtuse, under surface glaucous. k. loft. North 
perfume. Those of M. fuscata, an evergreen slow- 1688. A ay desirable hardy evergreen shrub. See 
growing greenhouse species, are very powerfully scented Fig. 501. (L. B. C. 215. 
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