214 Obder 2:— MAGNOLIAOE^. 



* LoviTOs cordate or auricalate at Uio base. TreosSO— 40f high Nos. 6,7 



'= Leaves acute at the base, — ferruginous oi,' glaucous beneath, thiclt Noa. 1, 2 



— green (not shining) both sides, thin Nos. 8—5 



Exotic species, cultivated. Nos. 8 — 10 



1 M. grandiflora L. Bis Laurel. Tree; Ivs. rust-downy ieneath, evergreen; 

 petals obovate. — ^lu swampy woods, N. Car. to Fla. and Miss. A stately and beau- 

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

 base. Its form in open ground is pyramidal. Bark smooth, gray, resembling 

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

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

 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. glaiica L. "White Bat. Beaver Tree. Shrub or small tree ; lvs. oval, 

 obtuse, gaiicous-whiie 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 £ 

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

 ably pale, silky when young, 3 — i' 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. Cuoumber Tree. I/vs. oval, acuminate, pubescent beneath : 

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

 Southern States. It ig a noble forest tree. Trunk perfectly straigjit, 4 — 5f 

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

 nate Fls. 5 — 6' diam., bluish, sometimes yellowish-white, numerous, and finely 

 contrasted with the rich, dark foliage. Cones of fruit about 3' long, cylindric, 

 bearing some resemblance to a small cucumber. May. 



4 M. umbrella Lam. Umbrella Tree. Lvs. deciduous, cuneaie-lanceolate, 

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

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

 and 0. Branches irregular. Lvs. 16 — 20' by 6 — 8', appearing whorled at the 

 end of the branches in the form of an umbrella. Fls. terminal, white, 7 — 8' 

 diam. Pr. conical, 4^5' long, rose-colored when ripe. May, Jn. 



5 M. macrophy'lla Mx. Lvs. obovate-spatulaie, cordate ; pet. rhomb-ovate, white, 

 purple inside at base — Biver banks, Ohattahouohee to Red R. (Dr. Hale), north to 

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

 diam. Lvs. with a strong midvein, often, on young shoots, 3f in length by If in 

 breadth, glaucous-wliite beneath. Fls. magnificent, the separate petals measuring 

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



6 M. Fraseri 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-^9' long, 4 — 6' broad above, much 

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

 on the back. Pet. 6, lance-ovate, thick, 2^ — 3' long, strongly aromatic. Apr. May. 



7 M. cord^ta Mx. Lvs. broadly ovate, subcordaie, acute, whitish and pubescent 

 ieneath; pet. 6 — 9, oblong, yeliow. — 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 lines. Fr. cylindrical, 3' long. May. 



8 M. fuscata. Lvs. evergreen, eltipiic or oblong, clothed with fuscous down 

 when young, at length glabrous ; branches also fuscous-tomeutous ; fls. erect.^ 

 From China. Shrub 3f high. Fls. brownish. 



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

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

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



10 M. oonspioua L. Tulan. Lvs. deciduous, obovate, abruptly acuminate, 

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

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

 flowers appearing early in spring. 



