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three or four in a tuft, which has given rise to the name of 
Umbrella tree. They are of fine size, eighteen inches or two 
feet long, and seven or eight broad, oval, and pointed at both 
ends ; the flowers are also large, white, and numerous ; and 
the conical fruit-vessel containing the seeds, assumes a 
beautiful rose-colour in autumn. From its fine tufted 
foliage, and rapid growth, this is one of the most desirable 
species for our pleasure-grounds. 
The Large-leaved Magnolia, (M. macrophylla,) is the 
rarest of the genus in our forests, being only found as yet, 
in North Carolina. The leaves grow to an enormous size, 
when the tree is young, often measuring three feet long, 
and nine or ten inches broad. They are oblong, oval, and 
heart-shaped at the base. The flowers are also immense, 
opening of the size of a hat-crown, and diffusing a most 
agreeable odour. The tree attains only a secondary size, 
and is distinguished in winter by the whiteness of its bark, 
compared with the others. It is rather tender north of New- 
York. 
The Heart-leaved Magnolia, (M. cordata ,) is a beautiful 
southern species, distinguished by its nearly round, heart- 
shaped foliage, and its yellow flowers about four inches in 
diameter. It blooms in the gardens very young, and very 
abundantly, often producing two crops in a season. 
Magnolia auriculata , grows about forty feet high, and is 
also found near the southern Alleghany range of mountains. 
The leaves are light green, eight or nine inches long, widest 
at the top, and narrower towards the base, where they are 
rounded into lobes. The flowers are not so fine as those of 
the preceding kinds, but still are handsome, pale greenish 
white, and about four inches in diameter. 
Besides these, there is a smaller American Magnolia, 
