214 Order 2.— MAGNOLIACE^E. 



* LciTOs cordate or aurictilate at the base. Trees 30— 40f high — Nos. 6, 7 



ft Leaves acute at the base, — ferragi nous <>r glaucous beneath, thick Nos. 1, 2 



— green (not shining) both sides, thin Nos. 3—5 



Exotie species, cultivated. Nos. S — 10 



1 M. grandiflora L. Big Laurkl. Tret; lvs. rust-downy beneath, evergreen; 

 petals obovate. — In swampy woods, N. Car. to Ma, and Miss. A stately and beau- 

 tiful tree, attaining the bight of 70 — 90f, witft a diameter of 2 or 3f at 

 baso. Its form in open ground is pyramidal. Bark smooth, gray, resembling 

 that of the beech. Lvs. 6 — 8' long, thick and firm, oval-oblong, entire, dark 

 green and shining above, clothed with a rust-colored tomentum beneath. Fls. 

 pure white, strongly fragrant, 8 or 9' broad. The seeds after quitting tho 

 cells of the ovoid fruit remain several days suspended on a white thread. 

 May. 



2 M. glauca L. White Bay. ^Beaver Tree. Shrub or small tree ; lvs. oval, 

 obtuse, gaucous-white beneath; petals ovate or roundish, erect. — Native in marshy 

 grounds, Mass. to La., chiefly found near tho coast. It is a fine shrub, 5 — 20 f. 

 high, with a grayisli bark, crooked, divaricate branches. Lvs. beneath remark- 

 ably' pale, silky when young, 3 — 4' long, 8' on tho young shoots, entire, nearly 

 persistent southward. Fls. 2' broad, cup-shaped, with white, concave petals, 

 very fragrant. May (South) — Jl. 



3 M. acuminata L. Cucumber Tree. Lvs. oval, acuminate, pubescent beneath : 

 petals obovate, obtusish. — Groves near the Falls of Niagara, but more abundant in the 

 Southern States. It is a noble forest tree. Trunk perfectly straight, 4— 5f 

 diam., 60 — SOf high, bearing an ample and regular summit. Lvs. very acumi- 

 nate Fls. 5 — 0' diam., bluish, sometimes yellowish-white, numerous, and finely 

 contracted with tho rich, dark foliage. Cones of fruit about 3' long, cylindric, 

 bearing some resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



4 M. umbrella Lam. Umbrella Tree. Lvs. deciduous, cumate-lanceolate, 

 silky when young ; sep. 3, refloxed; pet. 9, narrow -lanceolate, acute. — A. small tree 

 20— 'M' high, common in the southern States, extending north to southern N. Y. 

 and O. Branches irregular. Lvs. 1G— 20' by G— 8', appearing whorled at the 

 end of the branches in the form of an umbrella. Fls. terminal, white, 7 — 8' 

 diam. Fr. conical, 4—5' long, rose-colored when ripe. May, Jn. 



5 M. macropliylla Mx. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, cordate ; pet. rhomb-ovate, while, 

 purple inside at base.— River banks, Chatfcahoucb.ee to Red R. (Dr. Hale), north to 

 the Tenn. (Miss Carpenter), and to the Ky. R. A small tree 30— 50f high, 8—10' 

 diam. Lvs. with a strong mid vein, often, on young shoots, 3f in length by If in 

 breadth, glaucous-white beneath. Fls. magnificent, the separate petals measuring 

 6 — S' in length. Sepals erect, lance-linear. June. 



6 M. Fraseri Walt. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, auriculate at the narrowed base, 

 glabrous; pet. pure white.— A slender tree, 25— 35f high, Fla. northward to Va. 

 and Ky. Bark smooth, light-gray. Lvs. 6—9' long 4—6' broad above, much 

 narrowed below, and ending at base in peculiar ear-shaped lobes. Sep. 3, greenish 

 on the back. Pet. G, lance-ovate, thick, 24—3' long, strongly aromatic. Apr. May. 



7 M. cordata Mx. Lvs. broadly ovate, subcordate, acute, whitish and pubescent 

 beneath; pet. G— 9, oblong, yellow. — The yellow flowered species inhabits the 

 upland 'regions of Ga. and Car. Trunk straight, 40— SOf high, covered with a 

 deeply furrowed bark. Lvs. long-petioled, 4—6' by 3 — i', smooth, and entire. Fls. 

 about 4' diam., marked within with fine red lines. Fr. cylindrical, 3' long. May. 



8 M. fuscata. Lvs. evergreen, elliptic or oblong, clothed with fuscous down 

 When young, at length glabrous; branches also fuscous-tomentous ; lis. erect.— 

 From China. Shrub 3f high. Fls. brownish. 



9 M. obovata L. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, acute, strongly veined, glabrous ; 

 fls. erect ; sep. 3 ; petals G ; obovate.— From China, Shrub 6f high, opening its 

 erect, cup-shaped, rose-purple lis. in May. 



10 M. conspicua L. Yulan. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 the younger pubescent; sep. none or very small; pet. 6 — 9, white or rose color. — 

 From China. Shrub or small tree, 10— 30f high, with numerous white, fragrant 

 flowers appearing early in spring. 



