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Var. 13, D.C., Prodr., i., p. 82. Leaves obovate oblong. 

 Xative of Dominica. Height 50 to 80 feet. 



T. ovata, Saint Hilaire, Flone Brasilia meridionalis, i., p. 26. t. 4, 

 f. A. Syn. Mar/nolia ovata Sprengel. Xative of Brazil, in the 

 western part of the province of Minas Geraes, in marshes. Leaves 

 5 to 7 inches long and 3 to 4 broad, ovate. Flowers of 6 petals, 

 white. Height 20 feet. 



T. Candollii, Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Xed. Ind., i., p. 9 ; Flor. Jav. fasc, 

 19, p. 32, t. 9. Syn. Magnolia odoratissima Eeinwerdt, Magnolia 

 pumila Sprengel. Xative of Java. Height about 6 feet. Leaves 

 oblong, acuminated at both ends. Flowers large, cream-coloured, 

 9- to 12-petalled, outer ones short ; peduncles 1-llowered, rather 

 drooping, and are, as well as the petioles of the younger leaves, 

 clothed with rufous villi. Stem shrubby. 



Var. /3, latifolia, Blume, loc. cit., Leaves broader, and less 

 attenuated at the base. 



T. Ruinphii, Blume, Bijd., Flor. Xed., i., p. 10, and Flor. Jav. 

 fasc, 19, p. 39. Syn. JUagnolia Ruinphii, Sprengel. Sampaca 

 montana, Piumph. Amb., ii., t. 69. Xative of Java and the 

 Moluccas. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, very much acuminated. 

 Peduncles 1 -flowered, erect. Flowers pale yellow or cream- 

 coloured, terminal ; sweet-scented ; petals 6. This is a tree of 30 

 feet in height. 



T. pmnila, Blume, Flor. Jav., fac. 19, p. 38, t. 12 ; Syn. 

 Liriodendruni lilifera, Lin. Spec, 755 ; Magnolia pumila, Bot. Pep., 

 t. 226 ; Yentenat, Jardin de la Malmaison, t. 37 ; Bot. Mag., t. 

 977. Xative of Amboyna and Java, on high mountains. Leaves 

 elliptical, acuminated at both ends, reticulately veined. Flowers 

 drooping, 6- to 9- petalled, cream-coloured. Very fragrant at 

 night. 



T. Mexicana. Syn. Yeloxochitl Aristocliyca ; Magnolia grandi- 

 fiora, Mocino and Sesse, Flora Mexicana. Magnolia Mexicana, 

 D.C., Syst. i., p. 451. Xative of Mexico. 50 feet in height. 

 Leaves oval, tapering a little at the base, bkmt. Flowers long, 

 white, purplish inside, sweet-scented ; 9-petalled, expanded ; petals 

 ovate, flat. 



T. Hodsoni, Hooker and Thomson, Flor. Ind., p. 74. Hooker fil, 

 111. Him. PL, t. 6. A lofty evergreen tree, occurring in dense 



