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C, Leaves decidedly auriculate or cordate at the base. (D.) 
D. Leaves very large (1 to 3 ft. long) . se B, 
D, Leaves smaller and much clustered nb the igs of the 
flowering branches. .. ee Bs 
C. Leaves not conspicuously dordate at aaces (E.) 
E. Leaves clustered at the tips of the flowering branches 7. 
E. Leaves scattered along the branches. (F. ; 
F. Base of leaf abrupt.......0000 20.0... keene 3, 4. 
F. Base of leaf tapering. (G.) 
G. Leaves quite large, about 1 ft, long; a very erect 
growing tree... .. Ls cbditeesccteace, Sate Aah) arty 8. 
G. Leaves smaller, medium thick, glossy above...... 2) 
medium thin (5 to 10 in. long). 3. 
1. Magnolia grandiflora, L. (Larce- 
FLOWERED MaGnouia. SOUTHERN EVER- 
GREEN Maenouia.) Leaves evergreen, 
thick, oval-oblong; upper surface glossy, 
under surface somewhat rusty. Flowers 
large, 6 to 10 in. wide, white, fragrant. 
In spring. Fruit oval, 3 to 4 im. long, 
ripe in October. Seedssearlet Splendid 
evergreen tree (50 to 80 ft.) in the South- 
ern States; half hardy, and reduced to 
a shrub (10 to 20 ft.) when cultivated in 
the Middle States. 
2. Magnolia glatica, L. (SWEET-Bay. ¥ 
Swamp-Maenouia.) Leaves quite thick, 
5 oblong-oval, obtuse, smooth and glossy 
above, white or rusty pubescent beneath ; 
evergreen in the Southern States. Leaf- 
buds silky. Flowers globular, white, and 
very fragrant. June to August. Fruit 
about 114 in. long, ripe in autumn. Shrub, 
4 to 20 ft. high, in the swamps of the At- 
lantic States from Massachusetts south- 
M glauca. ward. Slender tree, 15 to 30 ft. high, when 
cultivated in good damp soil. 
M. grandifldra. 
3. Magnolia acuminata, L. (CucuMBER-TREE.) Leaves thin. 
green above, paler beneath, oblong, usually pointed at both ends, 5 
to 10 in.long. Leaf-buds silky. Flowers pale yellowish-green, 3 in. 
wide, late in spring Fruit irregular-oblong (2 to 3 in. long), rose: 
