No. 1073. 
MAGNOLIA FUSCATA. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
This plant was first received from China, 
by the late Mr. Evans, in 1796, but he very 
soon lost it. We had the pleasure of ob- 
taining one from the same country a few 
years afterwards, which is still flourishing, 
and from it most of those now in Europe 
have been derived. It flowers nearly 
through the summer, and its delicious fra- 
grance scents theair to a considerable dis- 
tance. 
It requires the shelter of the greenhouse, 
and thrives most if planted in the full 
ground of a conservatory, in loam and peat 
soil. It is usually increased by inarching 
upon the Magnolia purpurea, which oper- 
ation is performed in the spring. 
