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MAGNOLIACE^. 



[part II. 



common in British gardens. This genus is 

 divided into two sections, one containing the Ame- 

 rican Magnolias, and the other those from Asia, 

 which are principally from China and Japan. 



The latter may be illustrated by Magnolia 

 conspicua^ sometimes called M, Yidan, The 

 flower-buds are inclosed in a brown hairy case 

 formed of two short bracts which become loose at 

 the base, and are pushed off by the expanding 

 flower. The flower itself (see Jic/. 104) is cup- 



Fro. ]n4.— FlOWEK of :jlAGXOLrA COXSnCUA OPENED TO SHOW THE 

 STAMENS AND PISTIL. 



