JUNE. 



279 



Magnolia," (M. graiidiflora.) It is found in various localities, 

 from the Niagara River, lat. 44°, which appears to be its 

 northern limit, to the interior of Georgia, and abounds along 



THE CUCUMBER TREE. 



the whole mountainous tract of the Alleghanies, a distance of 

 900 miles. The situations peculiarly adapted to its growth 

 are the declivities of mountains, narrow valleys, and steep 

 banks of rivers, where the atmosphere is constantly refreshed 



