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their extremities turn upwards, producing a very 
large rofaceous, perfectly white, double or polype- 
talous Piower, which is of a moft fragrant fcent ; this 
fine Power fits in the centre of a radius of very large 
leaves, which are of a fingular figure, fomewhat 
lanceolate, but broad towards their extremities, ter- 
minated with an acuminated point, and backwards 
they attenuate and become very narrow towards 
their bafes, terminating that way with two long 
narrow ears or lappets, one on each fide of the in- 
fertion of the petiole; the leaves have only fhort 
footftalks, fitting very near each other, at the ex- 
tremities of the Poriferous 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 crefted with the 
fragrant Power, reprefenting a white plume ; the 
blofifom is fucceeded by a very large crimfon cone 
or ftrobiie, 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 thofe trees which grow 
in a rich, light humid foil, when fully expanded 
and at maturity, are frequently above two feet in 
length, and fix or eight inches where broadeft. I 
dilcovered in the maritime parts of Georgia, par- 
ticularly on the banks of the Alatamaha, another 
new fpecies of Magnolia, whole leaves were nearly 
of the figure of thofe of this tree, but they were 
much lefs in fize, not more than fix or feven inches 
in length, and the ftrobiie very finall, oblong, fharp 
pointed, and of a fine deep crimfon colour; but I 
never faw the flower. Thefe trees grow flraight and 
erect, thirty feet cr more in height, and of a fharp 
conical form much refembiing the Cucumber tree 
(Mag. acuminata) in figure. 
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