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than the preceding kinds, rarely growing more than thirty- 

 feet hio-h. 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, and pointed at both 

 ends ; the flowers are also large, white, and numerous ; and 

 the conical fruit-vessel containing the seeds, assumes a beau- 

 tiful rose-colour in autumn. 



The Large-leaved Magnolia, (M. macrophylla,) 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 difl'using a most agreeable 

 odour. The tree attains only a secondary size, and is dis- 

 tinguished in winter by the whiteness of its bark, compared 

 with the others. 



The Heart-leaved Magnolia, [M. cor data,) is a beautiful 

 southern species, distinguished by its nearly round, heart- 

 shaped foliage., and its yellow flowers about four inches in di- 

 ameter. 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 base, where they are 

 rounded into lobes. The flowers are not so fine as those of 

 the preceding kinds, but are still handsome, pale greenish 

 white, and about four inches in diameter. 



Besides these, there is a smaller American Magnolia, 

 which is the only sort that in the middle or eastern sections 



