2U Order 2.— MAGNOLIACB^. • 



• IjOuvos cordate or auriculftto at the base. Trees 80 — 40f high Nos, •, 7 



^' Leaves acute at the base, — ferruginous or glancoas beneath, thicic Nos. 1, S * 



— green (not shining) both sides, thin Nos. 8— -6 



Exotir; species, cultivated. Nos. 8 — 10 



1 M. graadiflora L. Bio Laur«:l. Tree; Ivs. rust-dowmj beneath, eoergreen; 

 petals obovate. — la swampy woods, N. Car. to Ma. aud Hiss. A stately and beau- 

 tiful tree, attaining the hight of 70 — 90f, witii a, diameter of 2 or 3f at 

 base. Its form in open ground is pyi'arnidal. Bark smooth, gray, resembling 

 that of the beech. Lvs. 6 — 8' long, thick and firm, oval-oblong, entire, dark 

 green and shining above, clothed with a rust-colored tomentum beneath. Fls. 

 pure white, strongly fragrant, 8 or 9' broad. The seeds after quitting the 

 cells of the ovoid fruit remain several days suspended on a white thread. 

 May. 



2 M. glailca L. White Bat. Beaver Tkee. Shrub or small tree ; lvs. oval, 

 obtuse, gaucous-white beneath ; petals ovate or roundish, erect. — Native in marshy 

 grounds, Mass. to La., chiefly found near the coast. It is a fine shrub, 5 — 20 t 

 high, with a grayish bark, crooked, divaricate branches. Lvs. beneath remark- 

 ably pale, silky when young, 3 — 4' long, 8' on "the young shoots, entire, nearly 

 persistent southward. Fls. 2' broad, cup-shaped, with white, concave petals, 

 very fragrant. May (South) — Jl. 



3 M. acuminata L. CncusiBEB Tree. Lvs. oval, acuminate, pubescent beneath : 

 petals obovate, obiusish. — Groves near the Falls of Niagara, but more abundant in the 

 Southern States. It is a* noble forest tree. Trunk perfectly straight, 4 — ^5f 

 diam., 60 — 80f high, bearing an ample and regular summit. Lva very acumi- 

 nate Fls. 6 — G' diam., bluish, sometimes yellowish-white, numerous, and finely 

 contracted with the rich, darlc foliage. Cones of fruit about 3' long, cylindrie, 

 bearing some resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



4 M. umbrella Lam. Umbrella Tree. Lvs. deciduous, cv/neate-lanceolaie, 

 silky when young ; sep. 3, reflexed; pet. 9, narrow-lanceolate, acute. — A small tree 

 20 — 30f high, common in tlio southern States, extending north to southern N. Y. 

 and 0. Branches irregular. Lvs. 16 — 20' by 6 — 3', appearing whorled at the 

 end of tho branches in the firm of an umbrella. Fls. terminal, white, 1 — 8' 

 diam. Fr. conical, 4 — 5' long, rose-colored when ripe. May, Jn. 



5 M. maoroph^lla Mx. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, cordate ; pet. rhomb^vate, white, 

 pwple inside at base. — River banks, Ohattahouclieo to Red B. (Dr. Halo), north to 

 the Tenn. (Miss Carpenter), and to the Ky. R. A small tree 30 — 50f high, 8 — 10' 

 diitm. Lv.s. with a strong midvoin, often, on young shoots, 3f in length by If in 

 breadth, glaucous-white beneath. Fls. magniticout, the separate petals measuring 

 6 — 8' in length. Sepals erect, lance-linear. June. 



6 M. Praseri Walt. Lvs. obovate-spatulate, auriculate at the narrowed base, 

 glabrous; pet pure white. — A slender tree, 25 — 35f high, Fla. northward to Va. 

 and Ky. Bark smooth, light-gray. Lvs. 6 — 0' long, 4 — 6' broad above, much 

 narrowed below, and ending at base in peculiar ear-shaped lobes. Sep. 3, greenish 

 on the back. Pet G, lance-ovate, thick, 2J — 3' long, strongly aromatic. Apr. May. 



7 M. cordata Mx. Lvs. broadly ovate, subcordate, acute, whitish and pubescent 

 beneath; pet. 6 — 9, oblong, yellow. — The yellow flowered species inhabits the 

 upland regions of Ga. and Car. Trunk straight, 40 — 50f high, covered with a 

 deeply furrowed bark. Lvs. long-petioled, 4 — 6' by 3 — 4', smooth, and entire. Fls. 

 about 4' diam., marked within with fine red hnes. Fr. cylindrical, 3' long. May. 



8 M. fusoata. Lvs. evergreen, elliptic or oblong, clothed with fuscous down 

 when young, at length glabrous ; branches also fuscoua-tomeutous ; fls. erect. — 

 From China. Shrub 3f high. Fla brownish. 



9 M. obovata L. Iais. deciduous, obovate, acute, strongly veined, glabrous ; 

 fls. erect ; sep. 3 ; petals 6 ; obovate. — From China. Shrub 6f high, opening its 

 erect, cup- shaped, rose-purple fls. ui May. 



10 M. conspfcua L. Yul.\n. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, abruptly acuminate, 

 the younger pubescent; sep. none or very smali; pet. 6 — 9, white or rose color. — 

 From China. Shrub or small tree, 10 — 30f high, with numerous white, fragrant 

 flowers appearing early in spring. 



