214 ORDER 2. MAGXOLIACE^E. 



* Le-aYes cordate or auriculato at the base. Trees 80 40f high Nos. 5, 6 



* Leaves acute at the base, ferruginous or glaucous beneath, "thick JSos. 1, 2 



green (not shining) both sides, thin Nos. 3, 4 



Exotic species, cultivated. Nos. 8 19 



1 M. grandiflora L. BIG LAUREL. Tees; Ivs. rust-downy beneath, evergreen; 

 petals obovate. In swampy woods, N. Car. to Fla. and Miss. A stately and beau- 

 tiful tree, attaining the hight of 70 90f, with a diameter of 2 or 3f at 

 base. Its form in open ground is pyramidal. Bark smooth, gray, resembling 

 that of the beech. Lvs. 6 8' long, thick and firm, oval-oblong entire, dark 

 green and shining above, clothed with a rust-colored tomentum beneath. Fls. 

 pure white, strongly fragrant, 8 or 9' broad. The seeds after quitting tho 

 cells of the ovoid fruit remain several days suspended on a whito thread. 

 May. 



2 M. glauca L. WHITE BAY. BEAVER TREE. Shrub or small tree ; Ivs. oval, 

 obtuse, gaucous-white beneath ; petals ovate or roundish, erect.' Native in marshy 

 grounds, Mass, to La., chiefly found near tho coast. It is a fine shrub, 5 20 f. 

 high, with a grayish bark, crooked, divaricate branches. Lvs. beneath remark- 

 ably pale, silky when young, 3 4' long, 8' on the young shoots, entire, nearly 

 persistent southward. Fls. 2' broad, cup-shaped, with white, concave petals, 

 very fragrant. May (South) Jl. 



3 M. acuminata L. CUCUMBER TREE. Lvs. oval, acuminate, pubescent beneath : 

 petals obovate, obtusish. Groves near the Falls of Niagara, but more abnndant in tho 

 Southern States. It is a noble forest tree. Trunk perfectly straight, 4 5f 

 diam., 60 SOf high, bearing an ample and regular summit. Lvs. very acumi- 

 nate Fls. 5 G' diam., bluish, sometimes yellowish- white, numerous, and finely 

 contrasted with the rich, dark foliage. Cones of fruit about 3' long, cyliudric, 

 bearing so:ne resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



4 M. umbrella Lam. UMBRELLA TREE. Lvs. deciduous, cuneate-lanceolate, 

 silky when young ; sep. 3, reflexed; pet. 9, narrow -lanceolate, acute. A small tree 

 20 30f high, common in the southern States, extending north to southern N. Y. 

 and 0. Branches irregular. Lvs. 16 20' by 6 8', appearing whorled at tho 

 end of the branches in the form of an umbrella. Fls. terminal, white, 7 8' 

 diam. Fr. conical, 4 5' long, rose-colored when ripe. May, Jn. 



5 M. macroph^lla MX. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, cordate ; pet. rhomb-ovate, white, 

 purple inside at base. River banks, Chattahoochee to Red R. (Dr. Hale), north to 

 the Tenn. (Miss Carpenter), and to the Ky. R. A small tree 30 SOf high, 8 10' 

 diam. Lvs. with a strong midvein, often, on young shoots, 3f in length by If in 

 breadth, glaucous-white beneath. Fls. magnificent, the separate petals measuring 

 6 8' in length. Sepals erect, lance-linear. June. 



6 M. Fraseri "Walt. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, auriculate at the narrowed base 1 

 glabrous; pet. pure white. A slender tree, 25 35f high, Fla. northward to Va. 

 and Ky. Bark smooth, light-gray. Lvs. 6 9' long. 4 -S' broad above, much 

 narrowed below, and ending at base in peculiar ear-shaped lobes. Sep. 3, greenish 

 on the back. Pet. 6, lance-ovate, thick, 1\ 3' long, strongly aromatic. Apr. May. 



7 M. cordata MX. Lvs. broadly ovate, subcordate, acute, whitish and pubescent 

 beneath; pet. 6 9, oblong, yellow. The yellow flowered species inhabits the 

 upland regions of Ga. and Car. Trunk straight, 40 SOf high, covered with a 

 deeply furrowed bark. Lvs. long-petioled, 4 6 by 3 4', smooth, and entire. Fls. 

 about 4' diam., marked within with fine red lines. Fr. cylindrical, 3' long. May. 



8 M. fuscata. Lvs. evergreen, elliptic or oblong, clothed with fuscous down 

 when young, at length glabrous ; branches also fuscous-tomentous ; 11s. erect. 

 From China. Shrub 3f high. Fls. brownish. 



9 M. obovata L. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, acute, strongly veined, glabrous ; 

 fls. erect ; sep. 3 ; petals 6 ; obovate. From China. Shrub 6f high, opening its 

 erect, cup- shaped, rose-purple fis. in May. 



10 M. conspicua L. YULAN. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 the younger pubescent ; sep. none or very small ; pet. 6 9, white or rose color. 

 From China. Shrub or small tree, 10 SOf high, with numerous white, fragrant 

 flowers appearing eariy in spring. 



