Genus MAGNOLIA, L. (Magnolia.) 



From " Magnol," the name of a botanist of the seventeenth century. 



Fig. i. Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia. M. acuminate, L. 



Leaves, SIMPLE ; ALTERNATE ; EDGE ENTIRE. 



Outline, long oval. Apex, pointed. Base, pointed. 



Leaves, five to ten inches long, thin, dark green above ; 

 green beneath and slightly downy ; growing along 

 the branch and not simply in a cluster at its end. 



Bark, dark and rough. 



Flowers, three to six inches across, bluish or yellowish- 

 white, abundant and fragrant. May, June. 



Fruit, in a cylinder-shaped bunch, two to three inches 

 long, and somewhat resembling a small cucumber. 



Found, in rich woods from Western New York to Southern 

 Illinois and southward, and in cultivation. Its finest 

 growth is in the southern Alleghany Mountains. 

 A tree sixty to ninety feet high, with a straight trunk 



and rich foliage. The wood is durable, soft, and light. 



Used for cabinet-work, for flooring, for pump-logs, and 



water-troughs. As in other magnolias the juice is bitter 



and aromatic. 



Fig. 2. Sweet Bay, Swamp Laurel, Small Magnolia. M. 



glauca, L. 



Leaves, SIMPLE ; ALTERNATE ; EDGE ENTIRE. 

 Outline, long oval or slightly reverse egg-shape. Apex, 

 slightly blunt-pointed. Base, pointed. 



