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4. M. CORDATA, Michaux. Leaves heart- 

 shaped; flowers yellow; fruit ovate, nearly 

 cylindrical. Heart-leaved magnolia. Native 

 of Georgia and Carolina. 



A very hardy round-headed species, much 

 valued for its yellowish flowers, appearing in 

 July. In its native places it grows about 

 fifty feet high. There are very fine speci- 

 mens in Hamilton's old garden at the Wood- 

 lands, and also in Mr. Pierce's arboretum; 

 one specimen four feet in circumference. 



5. M. GLAUCA, Linnceus. Leaves ovate 

 elliptic, white or glaucous beneath; almost 

 evergreen, Small or swamp magnolia ; white 

 bay. Native of the Middle and Southern 

 States. 



This tree is naturally a native of swampy 

 places; but I think that, in a good deep loam, 

 it will excel anything indulging in its swamp- 

 loving habits. It grows luxuriantly in such 

 situations, and very compact and symmetri- 

 cal; its deep-red seeds contrasting handsome- 

 ly with the gray green of its foliage. The 

 best Bartram specimen is about twenty feet 

 high. 



The M. longifolia of Aiton is but a variety 



