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sometimes in the northwest of New York, is rare there 

 and abounds most in the south and west. It is a smaller 

 tree than the preceding kinds, rarely growing more than 

 thirty feet high. The leaves on the terminal shoots are 

 disposed three or four in a tuft, which has given rise to the 

 name of Umbrella tree. They are of fine size, eighteen 

 inches or two feet long, and seven or eight broad, oval, 

 pointed at both ends ; the flowers are also large, white, 

 and numerous ; and the conical fruit-vessel containing the 

 seeds, assumes a beautiful rose-color in autumn. From its 

 fine tufted foliage, and rapid growth, this is one of the 

 most desirable species for our pleasure-grounds. 



The Large-leaved Magnolia (M. macrophylld) is the 

 rarest of the genus in our forests, being only found as yet 

 in North Carolina. The leaves grow to an enormous size 

 when the tree is young, often measuring three feet long, 

 and nine or ten inches broad. They are oblong, oval, and 

 heart-shaped at the base. The flowers are also immense, 

 opening of the size of a hat-crown, and diffusing a most 

 agreeable odor. The tree attains only a secondary size, 

 and is distinguished in winter by the whiteness of its bark, 

 compared with the others. It is rather tender north of 

 New York. 



The Heart-leaved Magnolia (M. cordata) is a beautiful 

 southern species, distinguished by its nearly round, heart- 

 shaped foliage, and its yellow flowers about four inches in 

 diameter. It blooms in the gardens very young, and very 

 abundantly, often producing two crops in a season. 



Magnolia auriculata grows about forty feet high, and 

 is also found near the southern Alleghany range of 

 mountains. The leaves are light green, eight or nine 

 inches long, widest at the top, and narrower towards the 



