4 1. MaRiiMin aiirif.u 'h ta pyramidîifa.
oui’y%. 41. — Leaves shorter than those o f the species, and the p lan,
altogether weaker. I t is found in the western parts of C arolina and
Georgia, b ut only in two or three localities. Propagated by inarching
on M. auricuiàta, but it requires two years to adhere, and
seldom makes a vigorous plant.
This tree has a straight trunk 12 o r 1.5 inches in diameter, often without
branches for half its height ; the branches spread widely, and ramify but
sparingly; and this circumstance, Michaux observes, gives the tre e a ver}'
peculiar air, so th a t it may readily be known a t a distance, even in winter.
42. Mairnòlfii aurinilàta.
The leaves are o f a light green colour, of a fine te x tu re , 8 o r 12 inches long,
and from 4 in. to 6 in. broad ; on young and vigorous trees they are often one
third, or even one half, larger. The flowers are 3 or 4 inches in diameter, of
a milky white, and o f an agreeable odour, and are situated a t the extremity o f
the young shoots. The fruit is oval, 3 o r 4 inches long, and, like th a t of
I I I . MAGNOL/ri'CÆ'Æ ; MAGNo ' l , / r i . 8 3
Mafiiólia tripétala, of a beautifnl rose colour when r ip e ; it differs from those
of the other species by a little inferiority of size, and by a small appendage
which terminates the carpels. Each carpel contains one or two seeds. The
wood is soft, spongy, very light, ami unfit for use. The bark is gre_y, and
always smooth, even on the ohlest trees. When the epidermis is removed,
the cellular integument, by contact with the air, instantly changes from white
to yellow. In England, annual shoots o f young plants are from 1 ft. to 2 ft. or
more in length ; and the height which the tree usually attains in 10 years i.s
from 10 It. to 15 ft. The soil for this species ought to be free and d eep;
and the situation low, sheltered, and moist, ra th e r than dry. As seeds are
not very easily procured, the common mode o f propagation is by layers, or
by inarching on M. acuminata. Two years a re required before the plants
can be separated from the parent stock.
§ ii. Gwillirma. Rott. in Dec. Syst.
Derivalion Named in honour of General Gwillim, some time governor of Madras. (D en 's Mill.,
1. p. 83.)
Sect. Char. Asiatic species, generally with two opposite spathe-like bracteas
enclosing the flower-bud. Anthers bursting inwards. Ovaries somewhat
distant. {Boris Mill.) Trees o r shrubs ; natives of Asia.
Î 8 . M. coNSPi'cuA Salisb. The Yulan, or conspicuous^otvcred Magnolia.
Identification. Dec. P ro d ., 1. p. 81. ; D o n ’s MiU. 1., p. 83. . - u
Svnonmnes. W. m è cìa C o rrea -, M. Yà/a« Desf. ; Yu lan, Chmese; th e Lily-flowered Magnolia;
Magnolier Yulans, Fr. Yulans ISieberliaum, Ger. Magnolia dal Fiori (li Giglio, Hat.
Derivation. T h e epithet p r è d a was given to this magnolia by M. Correa, because it produces its
flowers before its leaves. Yu lan signifies the lily tree . Giglio is tlie Italian for a lily.
Engravings. Bot. Mag., 1621.; th e plate of th is species in Arb. Brit. 1st edit. vol. v.; and o u rJ% . 44.
Spec. Char., Sfc. Deciduous. Leaves obovate, abruptly acuminated ; younger
ones pubescent, expanding after the flowers. Flowers erect, 6—9-petaled.
Styles erect. {Don’s M ilt) A deciduous tre e o f the middle size. China.
Height in China 40 ft. to 50 ft. ; in England 20 ft. to 30 ft. Introduced in
1789. Flowers white, fragrant; February and April. Strobiles brownish ;
ripe in September. Decaying leaves d’ark brown o r black. Naked young
wood ash-coloured or greyish brown.
Varieties, or Hybrids.
Î M . c. 2 Soidangeima. M. Soulanged»a An.
Hort. Soc. F a r.; Magnolier de Soulange,
Fr. (M. Soulangen'wct Swt. Brit. Fl.-
Gard., t. 260. ; and onr fig. 43.) — The i
leaves, wood, and general habit o f this “
tree bear a close resemblance to those of '
M. conspicua. The flowers resemble in
form those of M. purpiirea var. gracilis
or o f M. purpùrea, and the petals are
slightly tinged with purple. I t was raised
at Fromont, near Faris, from the seeds
of a plant of M. conspicua, which stood
near one o f M. purpùrea, in front o f the
château of M. Soulange-Bodin; the Magnoi;»conspicuasouiangei™-
flowers of the former of which had been accidentally fecundated by
the pollen of the latter.
Other Varieties, or Hybrids. M. conspicua has ripened seeds in various
places ; and, as it fertilises readily with M. purpùrea and M. gracilis, many
new varieties may be expected when the attention o f cultivators is more
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