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FRANKLINI A. 
foliage place it among the Magnolias, and, with the other species, it con- 
tributes to the ornament of the forest in the southern part of the United 
States. It is less sensible to cold than the Large-flowered Magnolia, and 
with some attention it may be brought through the winter in the climates 
of Paris and London. This opinion is corroborated by the fact that I have 
seen several of these trees growing in the botanical garden, founded by 
Dr. D. Hosack, near New York, where no other precaution was used than 
slightly covering them in the winter. 
PLATE LVIII. 
A branch with leaves and a flower of the natural size. Fig. 1 , A seed vessel. 
Fig. 2, A seed. 
FRANKLINIA. 
Gordonia ftjbescens. G. foliis lanceolatis , subserratis, subpubescentibus,flor- 
ibus subsessilibus, capsula sphœricà. 
This species of Gordonia appears to be restricted by nature within very 
narrow bounds, having hitherto been found only on the banks of the Alta- 
maha, in the State of Georgia. It was discovered there in 1770 by John 
Bartram, who gave it the name of Franklinia, in honor of one of the most 
illustrious founders of American independence ; a philosopher equally dis- 
tinguished by his scientific acquirements and by his patriotic virtues. 
The Franklinia is much smaller than the preceding species, and rarely 
exceeds 30 feet in height and 6 or 8 inches in diameter. The bark of the 
trunk presents a smooth and angular surface, like that of the Hornbeam. 
The leaves are alternate, oblong, narrowed at the base and toothed ; they 
are annually shed in the fall. 
The Franklinia blooms in Carolina about the beginning of July, and a 
month later near Philadelphia. The flowers are more than an inch in 
diameter, white and of an agreeable odor. Like those of the Loblolly 
Von. II.— 4 
