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DECIDUOUS TREES. 
singular figure, somewhat lanceolate, broad towards their ex¬ 
tremities, terminating with an acuminate point, and backwards 
they attenuate and become very narrow towards their bases, ter¬ 
minating in two long narrow ears, or lappels, one on each side of 
the insertion of the petiole.” 
The fruit is quite similar to that of the M. tripetela. As this 
variety is not equal to the M. macrophhlla in size or beauty of leaf 
and flower, or in symmetry as a tree, it will be found desirable only 
in a collection where magnolias are made a specialty. It is proba¬ 
bly less hardy than the macrophylla or tripetela , but we are not 
aware that this has been tested. 
The Pyramidal Magnolia, M. pyramidata, supposed to be a 
variety of the above, is a much more symmetrical and pyramidal 
tree, with smaller leaves, and more tree-like form. It is found on 
the banks of the Altamaha river, in Georgia. We are not aware 
whether it has been tested at the north. 
The Swamp Magnolia, M. glauca, grows wild in swamps as far 
north as Massachusetts, and is found in abundance from New Jersey 
to Virginia. “ It is rather a large bush than a tree; with shining, 
green, laurel-like leaves, four or five inches long, somewhat mealy 
and glaucous beneath. The blossoms, about three inches broad, 
are snowy white, and so fragrant that where they abound in swamps 
their perfume is often perceptible for a quarter of a mile ” (Down¬ 
ing). If Dr. Kirtland’s success in growing this variety on the M. 
acuminata can become general, we have in this little tree one of 
the best ornaments of our lawns. It is a scrawny bush grown in 
dry open ground on its own roots, but does pretty well in a partial 
shade and deep moist soil. 
The foregoing are all natives of our own country. The follow¬ 
ing are natives of China and Japan, or hybrids between those and 
our own Species, which have originated in British gardens. The 
remarks as to protection and care which have been made of mag¬ 
nolias in general, apply to all these. They are about as hardy as 
the native magnolias. 
