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RANUNCULACEJE. 



(CROWFOOT Family.) 



Clematis Virginiana, Z. (Common Virgin's Bower.) Avery 

 pretty climber, seldom forming stems of much size. It is quite abun- 

 dant uear Salem, and is frequently met with in cultivation, where it 

 makes with its flowers in August, and later with its feathery fruit, a 

 very attractive trellis plant. Many other species of this beautiful 

 genus are found in our gardens. The C. [Atragane] verticillaris, D. C, 

 which grows near Mt. Wachuset, is probably not a native of this 

 county. 



MAGNOLIACE^. 



(MAGNOLIA Family.) 



Magnolia glauca, L. (Small Magnolia. Sweet Bay.) This 

 beautiful plant, 8o far north of its central habitat, has given the name 

 to the summer resort near which the magnolia swamp is situated in 

 Gloucester, and the original locality is so widely known that the 

 plants are fast being removed (often very carelessly) for cultivation. 

 The young buds are so quickly taken off by the venders of the flowers 

 that it is almost impossible to find a perfect specimen. Fortunately, 

 however, there are one or two other swamps in which the M. glauca 

 grows, not so easy of access, extending towards the town of Essex, 

 where this rare plant is likely to remain undisturbed for a while 

 longer. It is not known by whom it was first detected here, but it 

 probably has been familiar to the residents of the vicinity for a cen- 

 tury.^ 



Magnolia acuminata^ L. (Cucumber Tree.) Frequent in culti- 

 vation, easily enduring the winters except in very exposed places. 

 One tree of this species upon the estate of Gen. Loring in Beverly 

 almost rivals more southern specimens by its fine growth. 



M. macrophylla, M. umbrella, and M. conspicua ( Yulan of the Chi- 

 nese), are occasionally met with in cultivation, requiring some protec- 

 tion during winter when planted in exposed places. 



Liriodendron tulipifera, L. (Tulip Tree.) A native of southern 

 New England and westward. A tree commonly cultivated, but 



2 Dr. Henry Wheatland kindly furnishes the following note : — 

 "^Rev. Manaseeh Cutler, LL.D., of Hamilton, was the person who first brought 

 to public notice the magnolia locality in Gloucester and Manchester; or at least 

 tradition says so. In a notice of a field meeting of the Institute at Manchester in 

 I806, Rev. J. L. Russell says, ' It was a source of no ordinary pleasure to be able 

 to stand on the most northern limit of this fine and ornamental tree, probably near 

 the very spot where its fragrant blossoms attracted the notice of the Rev. l>r. 

 Manasseh Cutler many years since.' Proc. E. I., Vol. II, p. 34." 



