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the bark and acorn cups of Quércus ’gilops from Spain; and these they mix 
with the bark of the loblolly bay. Michaux remarks that the bark may be 
taken off this tree during three months; which shows that in it the sap is 
abundant, and in vigorous motion, during a much longer period than it 1s n 
the oak. In the northern parts of America, such as New York and Phila- 
delphia, the loblolly bay is planted in gardens, along with the magnolia, as an 
ornamental tree, requiring there, as it does in Paris, some slight protection 
during winter. 
Soil, Situation, §c. This most beautifully flowering tree well deserves to 
have a suitable soil prepared for it, and to be treated with more care after it 
is planted than it appears to have hitherto received in England. The soil 
ought to be peat, or leaf-mould and sand; and it should be so circumstanced 
as always to be kept moist. For this purpose a considerable mass of soil 
ought to be brought together, and placed in an excavation, on a retentive 
substratum, in a low situation. During summer, water ought to be supplied 
from below, rather than from the surface, in order that the degree of mois- 
ture be kept as steady as possible; which it never can be when the sur- 
face is alternately moistened by the watering-pot, and dried by the sun. A 
steady moisture may be produced by laying in the bottom of the foundation 
either one or two brick drains across it, or a substratum of broken stones or 
gravel, to which water can be supplied through a shaft or tube communicating 
with the surface. Where both species of Gordonia are to be grown along 
with some other American trees and shrubs, such as Magnolia glatica, &c., 
which require similar treatment, the expense.of this preparation would be 
well worth incurring, in order to insure the successful growth of the plants. 
In British nurseries, the Gordonia is generaliy propagated by layers, but 
sometimes seeds are imported. These require to be raised on peat soil, kept 
moist, and shaded ; and for this purpose a covering of Sphagnum is thought 
desirable, as the seeds which drop from the plants in their native habitats, 
according to Michaux, only germinate successfully in this moss. 
Statistics. There are specimens of this tree of 8 ft. or 10 ft. in height at Purser’s Cross, at White 
Knights, in some of the London nurseries, and at a few other places in England; but scarcely any in 
Scotland, from the tree being rather tender ; and but few inIreland, because there the summers seldom 
admit of the wood being ripened. In the neighbourhood of Paris, there are some plants in the nur- 
series which have attained the height of 8 ft. or 10 ft.; and there was formerly a large one at Mal- 
maison. Price, in the London nurseries, 5s.; at Bollwyller,?; and at New York, 1 dollar. 
¥ 2. G. puBE’scens Ph. The pubescent Gordonia. 
Ieniification. Pursh, Flor. Amer.,2. p. 451.; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 528. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 573. 
Synonymes. Lacathéa florida Sal. Par. Lond., t.56.; Franklinéa americana Marsh.; the Frank- 
linia, Amer. ; behaarte Gordonie, Ger. 
Engravings. Sal. Flor. Lond., t. 56.; Michx., t.59.; and our jig. 94, 
Spec. Char., §c. Flowers almost sessile. Leaves obo- 
vate-lanceolate, pubescent beneath, somewhat serrated, 
membranaceous. Petals and sepals rather silky on 
the outside. (Don’s Mill., i. p.573.) A deciduous tree, 
from 20 ft. to 30 ft. high, producing large, white, 
fragrant flowers, with yellow anthers, in September 
and October. 1774. 
Variety.— De Candolle indicates two forms: — G. p. ° 
velutina, G. pubéscens L’ Hér., figured in Cav. Diss., 
6. t. 162., with oblong leaves velvety beneath, which 
may be considered the species; and G. p. subglabra, G. 
Franklint L’Hér., and Franklinta Alatamaha Marsh., 
with leaves smoothish beneath. 
Description, §c. This species is much smaller than the preceding one; in 
its native country forming a deciduous tree, rarely exceeding 30 ft. in height, 
with a trunk 6 in. or 8 in. in diameter. The bark of the trunk is smooth, and 
presents a ridged surface, somewhat like that of the common hornbeam. The 
flowers are more than lin. in diameter, white, and of an agreeable odour. 
In Carolina they appear about the beginning of July ; and a month later near 
Philadelphia. They open in succession during two or three months, and 
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