POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Magnolia. 
gether. In Carolina it is known by the name of Big 
Laurel. 
2. M. foliis ovalibus subtus glaucis, petalis obovatis basi 
attenuatis. — Willd . sp. pl. 2. p. 12 50. 
tc. M. foliis deciduis ovali-oblongis obtusiusculis.-— Ait. 
kew. 2. p. 251. 
Icon. DHL elth. t. 108. f. 205. Catesb. car. I* t. 3Q . 
Trew ehret. q. Mich. arb. t. 2. 
/3.M. foliis perennantibus ellipticis utrinque acutis.— 
/. c . 
In swamps covered with wood : New Jersey to Carolina. 
/3. Georgia and Florida, f? . May — July. v. v. A 
small tree ; flowers white, very fragrant. The variety 
/3. is a taller tree, the branches more upright, and the 
leaves narrow and long ; it might with propriety be 
considered a distinct species. This species is known 
by the names of Swamp Sassafras , Sweet Bay , 
Swamp Laurel, and Beaver-wood. 
3. M. ramis medullosis fragilibus, foliis amplisissimis ob- 
longe subcuneato-obovalibus basi sinuata subauriculatis 
subtus glaucis, petalis 6. ovatis obtusis. — Mich. fi. 
amer. 1. p. 32/. 
Icon. Mich. arb. t. /. 
In the deep forests of Tennassee. P? . May — July. v.v. 
s.Jl. This stately small tree, with its extremely large 
leaves and white flowers, tinged at the bottom with 
red, which are larger than M. grandijlora, is one of 
the most ornamental trees America produces. 
4. M. foliis amplis oblonge subcuneato-obovalibus acutis, 
junioribus holosericeis, petalis g. ellipticis acutis, 
exterioribus reflexis,— Willd. sp.pl. 2. p. 1258. 
M. umbrella. Lam. encycl. 3. p. 044. 
Icon. Catesb. car. 2. t. 80. Mich. arb. t. 5. 
In the mountains of Virginia and Carolina. 1? . June, 
July. v.v. Leaves large ; flowers white, the size 
of AT. grandiflora, and very fragrant. It is generally 
known by the name of Umbrella-tree ; in the moun- 
tains they call it Elhwood . 
5. M. foliis ovalibus acuminatis subtus pubescentibus, pe- 
talis obovatis obtusiusculis. — Willd . sp. pl. 2. p. 12 57. 
Icon. Catesb. car. 3. t. 15. Mich. arb. t. 3. 
In high mountain- valleys, in fertile soil : Pensylvania to 
Carolina. ^ • June, July. v.v. Flowers a dim yellow 
mixed with a faint blue, not much larger than those 
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glauca , 
latifolia, 
longifolia. 
macrophylla . 
tripet ala. 
acuminata s 
