CHAP, I11. MAGNOLIA CEH. MAGNOLIA. 261 
§ i. Magnoliastrum. 
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Derivation. Magndlia; and astrum, from ad instar, an affixed particle, signifying likeness, : 
Sect. Char. American species, with one spathe-like bractea enclosing the 
flower-bud; ovaries approximate; antlers bursting outwards. (Don’s 
Mill., i. p.83.) 
21. MaGno‘.74 GRANpDIFLO‘’RA L. The large-flowered Magnolia. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 755. ; Lam. Il, 490.; Mich. Arb., 3. p.71.; Du Ham. Arb. Nouv. 2. p. 219.; 
Dec. Prod., 1. p. 80.; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 82. 
mymes. Laurel-leaved Magnolia, the large-flowered evergreen Magnolia, the Laurel Bay, 
big Laurel, the large Magnolia; Laurier tulipier, Fr.jin Louisiana ; Magnoliea grandes Fleurs, 
Fr.; grossblumiger Magnolie, or Bieberbaum (Beaver-wood Tree), Ger. 
Engravings. Mill. Ic., 2. t. 172.; Mich. Arb., 3. p.71.t. 1.; Du Ham. Arb., 2. p. 219. t. 65.; E. of 
Pi, 7904. ; and our Pi. L. in Vol. 11. 
Spec. Char. Evergreen, Leaves oval-oblong, coriaceous, upper surface shin- 
ing, under surface rusty. Flowers erect, 9—12 petals, expanding. (Don’s 
Mill., i. 82.) North America. Flowers white. June to Sept. 1737. 
Varieties. The aboriginal varieties, that is, those which have been found 
in a wild state in North America, are few, or perhaps only the M. g. obo- 
vata ; because it is uncertain whether the original Exmouth magnolia, which 
has been so extensively propagated, was an imported plant, or one raised 
from seed on the spot. The principal varieties cultivated in the London 
and Paris nurseries are the following : — 
2 M. g.2 obovdata Ait. The obovate-leayed large-flowered Magnolia. — 
Leaves obovate-oblong. Flowers expanded. (Hort. Kew., vol. iii. 
p- 329.) This seems to be the only variety found in a wild state. 
In British gardens it is a magnificent plant, the broad ends of its 
leaves forming a conspicuous feature, and distinguishing it readily 
from the original species, the leaves of which are pointed; but it 
. does not flower freely. 
2 M. g. 3 rotundifolia Swt. The round-leaved large-flowered Magnolia. 
(Swt. Hort. Brit., p. 14.) — Leaves roundish. Not a very distinct or 
handsome variety, and not a free flowerer. 
2 M. g. 4 exoniénsis Hort. The Exmouth large-flowered Magnolia. — 
The leaves are oblong-elliptical, generally rusty underneath. Flowers 
somewhat contracted. M. g. stricta-in some gardens. Figured in 
Lodd. Bot. Cab,, 1814, and in our Second Volume. This is the most 
distinct of all the varieties of the species, and, on account of its 
flowering early and freely, the one best deserving of general culture. 
It forms a tall, fastigiate, elegant bush, or tree, and has attained the 
height of 30 ft., as a standard, at various places in the south of Eng- 
land. 
2 M.g.5 ferruginea Sims. The rusty-under-surfaced-leaved large-flowered Magnolia; or the 
rusty-leaved evergreen Magnolia.— This differs from the preceding in having rather broader 
leaves and larger flowers, and in forming a broader and more compact tree or bush. 
# M. g.6 lanceolata Ait. Bot. Mag. t. 1952. The lanceolate-leaved large-flowered Magnolia. 
—This differs from the preceding varieties, in not having the leaves rusty underneath ; in 
not being quite so fastigiate in general form as the former, nor so broad and bushy as the 
latter. 
? M. § 7 elltptica Ait. The elliptic-leaved large-flowered Magnolia.—Leaves oblong-elliptical. 
‘lowers contracted as in the three preceding varieties, from which it differs only in the 
form of the leaves. : 
2 M. g. 8 angustifilia Hort. The narrow-leaved large-flowered Magnolia, 
— Leaves lanceolate, pointed at both extremities, wavy. A very 
distinct variety, introduced from Paris about 1825, which has not 
yet flowered in England. The best specimens of this variety are in 
the London Horticultural Society’s garden; in the arboretum of 
Messrs. Loddiges ; and in Lee’s Nursery. 
2 M.g.8 pre‘cov Hort. The early-flowering large-flowered Magnolia. 
— Leaves oval-oblong. Flowers fully expanded. This is an early 
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