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2. MAGNOLIA FAMILY. Onkr MAUXOLIACE.R 



Trees or shniljs, wiili iirnmatio or .sUon,L,'-.sct'UUil ;iiitl ItilU'i- Itark, iiiitl iiltcnrntt* simple 

 leaves, wliich arn lU'Ver toollietl ; liir^'e, lliin stiimK-s loriii llie roveiiii;^ of llit- Imds, but 

 fill! (»ir early. Fhnver.s lai);e, siiii^k- at tlie emls ot tin; liiaiicliL-rf ; llii-ir leaves in lliret's, 

 viz., 3 .sejials eoloiired like tlie petals, and 6 petals in isvo ranks or 9 in tlin-e ranks, their 

 margins overlapping in ilie lujd. Stanu*ns very many, on tin- neeptacK-, with h)ng anthers 

 (pccnpying, ii.s it were, the side of the tihinient. Tisiils many, patketl ami jiarlly grown 

 together one ahove the ollnr, so 

 as to make a sort ot" c(»ne in Iniit. 

 We have onlv two genera. 



I. StiiiulcH Hilt, not adliering to tlic 



IcjifHtalk. I'l'tals 6, greenish or- 

 ange. Filaiiu-nts slendi-i-. Pistils 



oveilyinj^ eacii otliei- and giown to- 



getlier to niMke a spimlle-sliapefl 



cune, dry when liiie, and si'i)a- 



rating into a sort of key-fruit. 



licaves suniewiiat 3doK'd, and as 



if cut otf at the end. One species 



only is kn(»\vn, the 

 {L'inudindvvit Tidii>ij('ru ) Ti'i.ii>-tki:k. 



3, Stipules making a round and i>ointed 

 hud, adhtuing to the lower part of 

 tlu; leafstalk. PetalsOtog. Fila- 

 ments helow the anther very shoi t. 

 Cone of fruit rose-red ami fleshy 

 when ripe, the pistils opsniiig on 

 the hack, the scarlet tleshv-coatcd 



seeds hanging hy delicate and \erv .,-• l: hi i .» i- ,.-- . . .« > 



^ f' ■' •' -.)■. Small I.aiinlMiiiriKilin. 'i.,,. A stamen iim;,'iilfli'ii 



elastic threads, MAGNOLI.V. f'""'. tlieHefda li.niKin',' n< tU<-y dr«i 



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2.")-'<. Hs cono of 



Magnolia. Mti;/)ii)fi<i. 



Our wild species divide into Laurel-Magnolias, Cucumher-trces, and T"nii)rflla-tree8. 



§ I. LAU11KL-I\IA(jN0LL\S. Leaves thick, evergreen at the South; leaf-huds silky; flowers 

 rather glohe-sha)ied, appealing ihiough tlie summer, white, very fragrant. 



1. GllKAT Laikki.-^IagnoI.IA. Tree with leaves deep-green and sldinng above, rusty heneath wlieu 



young; flower very laige. 8. It has stood the winter as far north as IMiiladelphia. M. [inindijiiirn, 



2. Small LaI'UKL-M. (or Whitk I'.ay). Shrub or small tree ; leaves oblong, whitish beneath ; flower 



about 2' broad. Swamps. K. and S. M. (/htiira, 



§2. CUCUMHFR-TKEE.S. Leaves thin, scattered along the branches, a little downy })eneatli, 

 buds silky ; flowers not sweet-scented, nor showy, nor very large, appe.'iring in spring. 



3. COMMOV Ct'ct'MBKU-M. A tall tree; leaves oval or oblong, pointed; flowers greenish ; young 



fruit resembling a very small cucumber. Common W.^ M. aium,i)iata. 



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