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ward. It grows very straight, tapering gradually from 
the base upward. The wood is fine-grained, and when 
seasoned is split with difficulty; it has some valuable qual- 
ities, but not enough to be worthy of general cultivation ; 
when small, it is easily transplanted, but as it becomes 
large it is quite difficult to make it live, even when moved 
with much care. 
MaGnot.ta. 
The Magnolias are all more or less valued for their beau- 
tiful foliage and flowers. Few if any of them offer much 
inducement to one who wishes to grow trees for timber 
only, and the whole of this genus more properly belongs 
to the ornamental than to the useful. 
Maenorra acuminata (Cucumber Tree).—Leaves oval, 
pointed, six to ten inches long, downy beneath; flowers 
three to four inches in diameter, dull green tinged with 
yellow ; fruit two to three inches long, cone-shaped, seeds 
imbedded in the outer surface. This is the largest of the 
Magnolias, growing seventy feet high; wood soft and fine- 
grained, resembling the Whitewood. It is used in some 
sections for making wooden bowls, trays, ete. ; quite plen- 
tiful in the southern counties of Western New York, Ohio, 
and Pennsylvania. 
Macenoria Giauca (Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Bay, etc). 
—Leaves oval, shining above and white beneath; flowers 
white, two to three inches in diameter, very fragrant ; 
fruit oval, one inch and a half long; a large shrub, very. 
ornamental; common from New York to Florida, chiefly 
near the coast. 
MaGnouia .Macroriyitia (Great-leaved Maynolia).— 
