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39. M ag n ò lia a c um in à ta .
and cordate acuminate. The flowers are 4 or 5 inches in diameter, bluish
and sometimes white, with a tin t of yellow. They have but a feeble odour’
and th e petals are never fully expanded, though, as they are large and
numerous, they have a fine effect in the midst o f the superb foliage.
P lants raised from seeds do not usually produce flowers till thev are
eight_ or ten years old, when the tre e will probably be from 15 ft. to "20 ft.
in height ; b ut plants raised from layers produce flowers in two o r three
years. The fruit is about 3 in. long, and nearly 1 in. in diameter. I t is
nearly cylindrical, and often a little larger a t the summit than a t the base : it
IS convex on one side, and concave on the o th e r ; and, when green, it nearly
resembles a young cucumber ; it becomes rose-coloured when ripe ; and as
in the case o f the othe r species, th e seeds, before they drop, remain suspended
for some time by long white threads. The wood o f this tre e is of a
fine gram, and o f an orange colour. A free, deep, and ra th e r moist soil answers
best for this species ; but, as it is much hardier than any o f the others in this
section, It will grow in almost any soil th a t is moderately free, and not overcharged
with moisture. I t is generally propagated in the London nurseries
by layers, th e plants so produced flowering much sooner th an seedlings ; but
the latter, as they make far more durable plants, should always be preferred
when this species is used as a stock to graft or inarch others m. I t is so used
very p n e ra lly , not only for M. auricuiàta and cordàta, b ut for M. conspicua
and SoulangeaW. The plants are, in some nurseries, grown in the free soil •
but It IS always preferable to re a r them in pots ; because, in th a t case
they are not checked by transplanting, and a t least a year is gained in their
F.ngravings. Bot Mag., t. 32.5.; Bot. Cab., 47 4 .; th e plate in Arb. B rit,, 1st edit. vol. v . : and our
M - 40.
Spec. Char., 4-c. Deciduous. Leaves broadly ovate, subcordate, acute,
under surface tomentose, upper surface smooth. Pe ta ls 6—9, oblong.
(Don’s Mill.) A deciduous tree o f the middle size. Carolina to Georgia,
on mountains. Height 20 ft. to 40 ft. and 60 ft. in America, and 20 ft. to
30 ft. in England. Introduced in 1800. Flowers yellow slightly streaked
with red, with a disagreeable odour, seldom expanding fu lly ; Ju n e and
July. Strobile like th a t of M. acuminata, but sm a lle r; ripe in October.
Decaying leaves dark brown or black. Naked young wood hoary brown.
Ï 6. M. ( a . ) c o r d a ' t a M.V. The heart-leaved Magnolia.
*■ '• P- 80-; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 83. ; T o r.
This tree, in its native country, has a trunk 12 or 15 inches in diameter,
straight, and covered with a rough and deeply furrowed bark. Its leaves
are from 4 in. to 6 in. in length, and from 3 in. to 5 in. wide, smooth and
entire. The flowers are from 3 in. to 4 in. in diametei’, and are succeeded by
fruit about 3 in. long, and nearly 1 in. in thickness, o f a similar form to those
o f the preceding species. The soil, situation, propagation, &c., may be con-
sidered the same as for M. acuminàta ; but, as M. (a .) cordàta seems, in its
native country, to inhabit higher and drier localities than M. acuminàta, it
may probably be placed in still more exposed situations than th a t species in
Britain.
2 7. M. a u r i c u l a ' t a Lam. The axmcXeà-leaved Magnolia.
Identification. Willd. Sp., 2. p. 12.58, ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 80. ; D o n ’s Mill., 1. p. 83.
Synonymes. M. F rà se rì Walt., T o r. & Gray ; M. au ric u làris Salisb. ; Indian Physic, and long-leavcd
Cucumber Tre e , Amer. ; Magnolier auricule, Fr. ; geb h rte r (e are d ) Bieberbaum, Ger.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., 1206. ; th e plate in Arb. B rit., 1st edit. vol. v. ; and oar fig . 42.
Spec. Char., 4o. Deciduous. Leaves smooth, under surface somewhat
glaucous, spathulately obovate, cordate at the base, with blunt approximate
auricles. Sepals 3, spreading. Petals 9, oblong, a ttenuate at the base.
(Doris Mill.) A smooth deciduous tree o f the middle size. Carolina to
Florida, and on the Alleghany M ountains. Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. in America,
and 20 ft. to 30 ft. in England. Introduced in 1786. Flowers white ; April
and May. Strobile oval oblong, rose-coloured ; ripe in October. Decaying
leaves o f a rich yellowish brown. Naked young wood smooth, a-nd o f a
purplish mahogany colour, with small white dots.
Variety.
M . a. 2 pyramidata. M. pyraraidàta Bartr.; M. Fràscri pyramidiita
Nutt., Tor. i5' Gray. The plate in Arb. Brit. 1st edit. vol. v. ; and
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