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their extremities turn upwards, producing a very 
large rofaceous, perfectly white, double or polype* 
talons flower, which is of a mod fragrant fcent ; this 
fine flower fit's in the centre of a radius of very large 
leaves, which are of a fingular figure, fomewhat 
lanceolate, but broad towards their extremities, ter- 
minating with an acuminated point, and backwards 
they attenuate and become very narrow towards 
their bales, terminating that way with two long, 
narrow ears or lappets, one on each fide of the iri- 
fertion of the petiole; the leaves have only fhort 
footftalks, fitting very near each other, at the ex- 
tremities of the floflferou's branches, from whence 
they fpread themfelves after a regular order, like 
the fpokes of a wheel, their margins touching or 
lightly lapping upon each other, form an expanfive 
umbrella fuperbly crowned or erefted with the 
fragrant flower, reprefenting a white plume ; the 
bloifo-m is fucceedsd by a very large crimfon cone 
or ftrobile, containing a great number of fcarlet 
berries, which, when ripe, fpring from their cells 
and are for a time fufpended by a white filky web 
or thread. The leaves of ihofe trees- whkh grow 
in a rich, light humid foil, when fally expanded 
and at maturity, are frequently above two feet in 
length and fix or eight inches where broadeft. I 
discovered in the maritime parts of Georgia, par- 
ticularly on the banks of the Alatamaha, another 
new fpecies of Magnolia, whofe leaves were nearly 
of the figure of thofe of this tree, but they were 
much lefs in fize, not more than fix pr feven inches 
in length, and the ftrobile very fmall, oblong, {harp 
pointed and of a fine deep crimfon colour ; but 1 ne- 
ver faw the flower. Thefe trees grow flraight and 
erect, thirty feet or more in height, and of a fharp 
conical form, much refembling the Cucumber tree 
(Mag. acuminata) in figure. 
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