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time from 35 to 40 feet high; but, during the troubles of 
the civil war of La Vendee, it was mutilated, and lost 
most of its branches. Afterwards, the burning of the 
house near which it was planted having damaged its 
head, the branches were cropped down to the trunk, and 
it again shot out with vigour, but the young shoots, 
not having had time to ripen, were destroyed by the 
frost; notwithstanding this severe check, it again re- 
covered, and afterwards became a fine tree, between 25 
and 30 feet high, with a large well proportioned head, 
and a trunk of four feet in circumference, the lower 
branches sweeping the ground, and the whole tree pro- 
ducing annually from 350 to 400 large, elegant, and 
fragrant flowers. The seeds, however, never arrive at 
perfect maturity, although the fruit attains its full size, 
and remains upon the tree till the following spring. This 
tree still exists, and is now upwards of 30 feet high, and 
more than 100 years of age. 
At Caserta, in the neighbourhood of Naples, this tree 
has attained the height of nearly 60 feet. In this cli- 
mate they also ripen seeds freely. 
LONG-LEAVED MAGNOLIA. 
MAGNOLIA macrophylla, Michaux, Flor. Bor. Am., vol. 1. 
p. 327. Mich. Sylva, pi. 57. 
The principal locality of this fine species has been 
for many years confined to the vicinity of Lincolnton, 
North Carolina, 10 miles S. E. of the town, near or on 
the estate of a man named Smith. The trees occupy 
the banks of a small stream, and are chiefly dispersed 
