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sometimes in the northwest of New York, is rare there 
and abounds most in the south and west. It is a smaller 
tree than the preceding kinds, rarely growing more than 
thirty feet high. The leaves on the terminal shoots are 
disposed 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, 
pointed at both ends ; the flowers are also large, white, 
and numerous ; and the conical fruit-vessel containing the 
seeds, assumes a beautiful rose-color 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 odor. 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. cor data) 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 
