LOBLOLLY BAY. 
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brella Tree, and is of no value in the arts: like many other plants, its only 
use is to adorn the garden, and to add another charm to the rural retreat. 
For this purpose only it is eagerly sought for in France and England by 
the lovers of exotic trees, and with the more reason as it passes the winter 
uninjured in the climates of Paris and of London. A tree of this species 
which I brought from America seven years ago, bloomed in 1811 in the 
gardens of the Empress Josephine at Malmaison. 
The Large-leaved Umbrella Tree might be grafted by approach or by 
inoculation on stocks of the Umbrella Tree, which is far more common : 
an experiment of this sort, made by my father in his garden near Charles- 
ton, S. C., was crowned with complete success, 
PLATE LVIL 
A leaf of a fifth part of the natural size. Fig. 1. A petal of half the natural 
size. 
[The flowers of this superb tree are attacked, immediately on their open- 
ing, by thousands of rose bugs, which desert the rose for its superior at- 
tractions.] 
[Bee Nuttall’s Supplement, Vol. 1, p. S3.] 
LOBLOLLY BAY. 
Polyandria monogynia. Linn. Malvaceæ. Juss. 
Gordonia lasyanthtjs. G. foliis glaberrimis, subserratis, nitidis , coriaceis ; 
floribus longé pedunculatis ; capsulâ conoideâ, acuminata. 
The Loblolly Bay is comprehended within the same limits with the 
Long-leaved Pine, being confined to the maritime parts of the Southern 
States, to the two Floridas, and to Lower Louisiana. It is very abundant 
in the branch swamps , and exists in greater proportion than the Red Bay, 
Swamp Bay and Black Gum, with which it is usually associated. In the 
