Magnolia grandiflora, 
Magnolia grandiflora, 
THE LARGE-FLOWERED MAGNOLIA. 
Synonymes. 
' Linn^us, Species Plantarum. 
Dv Hajiel, Arbres et Arbustes. 
De Candolle, Prodromus. 
Michaux, North American Sylva. 
Don, Miller's Dictionary. 
Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 
Torrey and Gray ; Flora of North America. 
France. 
Germany. 
Italy. 
Spain. 
Southern Indians. 
French Louisiana. 
South Carolina. 
Other parts 
of THE 
United States. 
Magnolier a grandes fleurs, 
Grossblumige Magnolie, 
Magnolia tulipano, 
Magnolia floregranda, 
Toola,' 
Laurier tulipier, 
Large Magnolia, 
Laurel -leaved Magnolia, Large -flow- 
ered Evergreen Magnolia, Bay- 
tree, Laurel Bay, Big Laure., 
Engravings. Michaux, North American Sylva, pi. 51 ; Audubon, Birds of America, pi. v. ; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 
vol. v., pi. 1 ; and the figures below. 
Specific Characters. Evergreen. Leaves oval-oblong, coriaceous, upper surface shining, under surface 
rusty. Flowers erect, 9 12 petals, expanding. Don, 3IiUer's Diet. 
Description. 
"Seest thou the heavenward head 
Of yon magnolia, with its ample boughs 
And its pure blossoms 1 Say, dost thou inhale 
Its breathing fragrance?" 
"Yes. Nor can I view 
That glory of the forest, but my heart 
Is full of pleasure." 
Traits op the Aborigines. 
F all the trees of North 
j America, east of the Rocky 
1 Mountains, the Large-flow- 
ered Magnolia is the most 
remarkable for the majesty of its form, the mag- 
nificence of its foliage, and the beauty of its flowers. 
It claims a place among the largest trees of the 
forest, varying from sixty to one hundred feet or 
upwards, in height, and from two to three feet in 
diameter. Its head often forms a perfect cone, 
placed on a clean, straight trunk, resembling a 
beautiful column ; and, from its dark-green foliage, 
silvered over with milk-white flowers, it is seen 
at a great distance. The roots are branched, and 
yet but sparingly supplied with fibres. The bark 
of the trunk is smooth, grayish, and somewhat 
resembles that of the beech, and is disagreeably 
bitter when chewed to a pulp. The leaves vary 
from six to twelve inches in length, and from three 
to four inches in breadth. They are always smooth and shining on their upper 
sides, and perfectly entire on the edges. They vary in form according to the 
variety to which they belong, being sometimes oblong, oval, or acuminate, and 
