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2. M. acumina’ta, L es oval, acuminate, green and slightly pu- 
Racann bencath, aesaelnis spills oblong cones cylindrical. 
Acuminats Macnozra. Cucumber 
Fr. Le Magnolier. Germ. Der Garkenbants Span. Arbol de Castor. 
80 feet high, and 2-3 or 4 feet in diameter at base. ves 6-10 
12h inches tong ong (on sacred young si ire much pata is usually ‘een case with all 
ees). Flowers large, bluish — ‘after. witha tinge of yellow ; petals scarcely expand- 
nie Prat sub-cylindric, 3 r 6 inches lo 
Mountain forests, Ne w Yor 2 ah ser gia. Fl. “June-July. Fr. Sept. - October, 
sae fruit has some resemblance to a Cucumber (whence 
the éshiiiox name of ; and being tatenialy bitter and somewhat 
aromatic, a fies of it, prepared with rE i ae , is a popular preventive 
of ith with those who are f of an excuse for 
eaves and sheath b6lae6d Adie the Haren ved Cucum 
eri, Va al , Which has ak a foot in length with al lobes 
t the Umbrella Tree (M. U: mbrella, Lam -), with leaves 1-2 
foot long and Woeer at each end; and the Great-leaved bari (M. 
z.) having leav wit. 
base. The great Laurel Magnolia (M. diflora, L.), vith its thick 
evergreen leaves, which are rusty beneath, and its large deliciously fra- 
tive of N ‘oli r south ; it endures 
severe. NS 
Asiatic species often seen in cultiv <n in ror ardens ; the former 
bears white and the latter purple flowers r which in both cases appear 
in early spring, before the leaves are developed. The bark in all the 
species is bitter and aromatic, and is metimes used in medici cine. 
2. LIRIODEN’DRON, L. Tvtp-rree. 
[Greek, Leirion, a lily, and Dendron, a tree ; from its li ] 
Sepals 3, reflexed. Corolla campanulate ; petals 6. soatibhees extrorse. 
Carpels dry and samara-like, indehiscent, densely im imbricated in a cone, 
Ps aay A lange tree. Buds flat 
1. L. Torre’ era, Leaves ‘ilated, subeordate at base, 3-lobed, the 
middle lobe broad anid acigrpinat ly tae runcate. - (ee eee 
TULIP-BEARING LIRIODENDRON. Poplar. tsb Poplar. Tulip-tree. 
Fr. Le Tulipier. Germ. Der Tulpe aie ares 
Tree 30-120 feet high, and 2 or 3-5 or 6 feet in diamete iameter» Leaves 4 8 inches lng 
on old es Pieced Soumticgucereak side jabes often wash a sinus _ posse 
rt kt cinerr wink. and closely sahenenes ina Siac on the: fusiform receptacle. 
woodlands : Canada to Louisiana. FI. May. Fr. 
‘Obs ~The timber of this magnificent tree 
brancnes of the mechanic psi oy et the arity le yon P Poplar a 
