M A 



M A 



u^.en ripe, hang down by a {lender 

 Thread. 



The Charatlcrs arc ; 

 The Flower hath no Empalement, 

 hat is compofid of an uncertain Num- 

 ber of Petals, which expand in a cir- 

 cular Order \ and greatly refcmbles 

 the Flower of the Water-lily ; having 

 a great Number of Stamina clfly 

 embracing the conical Pointal, which 

 is fituatid in the Centre of the Flow- 

 er : the Pointal afterward becomes a 

 conical Fruity having many fcaly Pro- 

 tuberances, each being a Cell inclu- 

 ding a large flattijhSeed, which, when 

 ripe, fall out, and are Jufpended by 

 threads. 



The Species are ; 



1. Magnolia lauri folio fultus 

 clbicante. Catejb. The lefier laurel- 

 leav'd Tulip-tree, or Tweet-flower- 

 ing Bay. 



2. Magnolia altijjima, lauroce- 

 TCtfi folio ampliffuno, fore ingenti 

 Candida. Catefb. Hif. Nat. Car. 

 Commonly call'd the laurel leav'd 

 Tulip tree, or Carolina Laurel. 



3. Magnolia fore albo, folio 

 majore* acuminata haud albicante. 

 Catejb. Hi;?. Magnolia with a large- 

 pointed Leaf, and a white Flower. 



4. Magnolia amfUJBmo fore al- 

 bo. frudu co c cine 0. Catfb. Hi ft. Vol. 

 7.. 'p. 80. The Umbrella-tree. 



The iirft Sort grows pretty com- 

 mon in Virginia and Carolina, and 

 is found in moift Places, near Brooks : 

 this ufually grows about fifteen or 

 fixteen Feet high, with a flender 

 Stem. The Wood is white and fpon- 

 gy ; the Bark is fmooth and white ; 

 tae Branches are garniihed with 

 thick fmooth Leaves, refembling 

 thole of the Bay ; but are of an oval 

 Shape, and fmooth on their Edges ; 

 thefe are white underneath. The 

 Flowers are produced in May, at the 

 Extremity of the Branches, which 

 are white, and compofed of fix Pe- 



tals, which are concave ; thefe havi 

 an agreeable fweet Scent. After thef 

 are pad, the Fruit increafes in Siz« 

 to be as large as a Walnut with it 

 Cover ; but of a conical Shape, hav 

 ing many Cells round the Outnde 

 in each of which is lodged a fla 

 Seed, about the Size of a Kidney- 

 bean. This Fruit is at firlt green, 

 afterward red, and, when ripe, of i 

 brown Colour. The Seeds, when 

 ripe, are difcharged from their Cells/ 

 and hang by a flender Thread. 



In the natural Places of its 

 Growth, there is a Succeffion of the 

 Flowers on the Trees, for two 

 Months ; during which time the 

 W r oods are perfumed with them : 

 but all thefe Trees which have pro- 

 duced Flowers in England, feldom 

 have more than twelve or fourteen 

 Flowers upon each, which are of 

 fhort Duration, and are not fucceed- 

 ed by others: the Leaves of this 

 Son fall off in Winter. 



When thefe Trees are tranfplant- 

 ed from the Places of their Growth 

 into dry Ground, they make hand- 

 fomer Trees, and produce a greater 

 Number of Flowers : this is to be 

 underflood of America ; for in Eu- 

 rope they do not thrive fo well in a 

 dry Soil, as in a moift loamy Land. 

 The greateft Number of thefe Trees, 

 which are now growing in England, 

 are at his Grace the Duke of Rich- 

 mond^, at Goodwood in Sujfex. 



The fecond Sort grows in Florida, 

 and South-Carolina, where it rifes to 

 the Height of eighty Feet or more, 

 with a ltrait Trunk upward of two 

 Feet Diameter, having a regular 

 Head : the Leaves of this Tree re- 

 femble thofe of the common Lau- 

 rel ; but -are much larger, and are 

 of a Shining-green on their Upper- 

 fide, and of a RufTet or Buff-colour 

 on their Under fide : thefe Leaves 

 continue all the Year j fo that this 



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