n i ^ i ^ i gn.SFecif l? -e examined, are dotted in the same manner.—
P e Candolle states that the American species of Magnolia (§ Magnoliastrum DC 'l
have extrorse anthers; which is not the case. b ^ agnolia3trum’ UL'l
T ribe I. ILLICIEiE. DC.
Winteraceee, JR. B r.; Lindt.
Carpels in a single whorl. Anthers short.—Aromatic & stimulant.
1. ILLICIUM. L in n .; Gcertn. f r . 1. p. 338. t. 69.
Sepals 3-6, petaloid. Petals 9-30. Follicles stellate, 1-seeded. Seeds smooth
and shining.—Evergreen glabrous shrubs; the bruised leaves and carpels ex-
haling the odor of anise.
1- T. Floridanum (E llis): leaves oval or oblong, acuminate ; petals 27-30
cn P=oF C; oblong’ the inner hgulate.—Ellis, in phil. Irani.
60. p. 524 1 12 ; Lam. ill t. 493; Michx. jl. 1. p. 526; DC. prodr. 1 p. 77.
Florida! Alabama! & Louisiana: in swamps. May.
2. I. parviflorum (Michx.): leaves oblong; flowers yellowish ; petals
ovate or roundish, 6-12.-M ic h x . ! 1. c.f DC. 1. c.; Ell. sk. 2. p. 35; Nutt.!
gen. 2. p. 18. I. anisatum. Bartr. trail.
Georgia! & Florida! May-June,—Leaves rather obtuse. Flowers nodding,
much smaller.
T ribe II. MAGNOLIEZE. DC.
Carpels spicate on, the elongated torus. Anthers long. Scales o f
the leaf-bud formed o f convolute stipules.
2. MAGNOLIA. L in n .; Gcertn. f r . 1. p. 343. t. 70.
Sepals 3, caducous, sometimes none or confounded with the petals. Pe-
tals 6- 12, caducous. Carpels 1-2-seeded, persistent, forming a strobile-like
fruit, dehiscent by the dorsal suture. Seeds baccate, subcordate, suspended
hanging, when ripe and the carpel opens, by a long funiculus composed entirely
of spiral vessels.—Fine trees (except M. glauca.)
\. M. grandiflora (Linn.): leaves evergreen, oval-oblong, coriaceous
slnmng above, ferrugmous-tomentose beneath; petals 9- 12, obovate, expanding
-W a l t. Car p 158} Lam ill. t. 490; Michx.! Jl. 1. p. 327 Michx. f .
sylv. 1. p. 269. t. 71; Ell. sk. 2. p. 36. J
N. Carolina! to Florida; west to the Mississippi! May-Aug—Trunk
naked, 60-70 feet high, crowned with a pyramidal head; branches somewhat
whorled. Leaves 6-8 mches long. Flowers white, 7-8 inches broad • petals
abruptly unguiculate. 1
glauca (Linn.): leaves oblong or oval, obtuse, white beneath • petals
9-12, ovate, narrowed at the base, erect.—Michx.! Jl. l.p . 327; Michx,
f . sylv. 1. p. 274. t. 52; Ell. sk. 2. p. 27; Bigel. fl. Bost. ed. 2. p. 229, <?
med. hot. t. 26. T „ .
Swamps, Massachusetts ! to Lomsiana! and Missouri May-June.—A
shrub ; leaves deciduous (often silky beneath when young): m the feoutliern
States sometimes a tree with evergreen leaves. (Ell.) Flowers white, 2-3
inches broad, very fragrant.
3. M. Umbrella (Lam.) : leaves deciduous, oblong or obovate-lanceolate;
petals 9, narrow ; sepals 3, reflexed.—Lam. diet. 3. p. 673 ; DC. p ro d r .1. p.
80. M. tripetala, Linn. ; Michx.! jl. 1. p. 327 ; Michx. f. sylv. 1. p. 285. t.
^Southern ancfwestern States ! New-York, Michx. f . (sed ?) and Pennsylvania,
Muhlenberg. May-June.—Tree 30-40 feet high. Leaves crowded
in an umbellate manner on the extremity of the irregular branches (whence
the name Umbrella-tree), 1-2 feet long, acuminate. Flowers white, 7-8
inches in diameter; odor unpleasant. Fruit rose-color, 4-5 inches long.
4. M. acuminata (Linn.): leaves deciduous, oval, acuminate (pubescent
beneath); petals 6-9, oblong-obovate.—Michx.! fl. l.p . 328; Michx. f . sylv.
1. p. 278. t/53; Pursh, Jl. 2.p. 381. . . , _ . 4 ’J
New-York ! to Georgia ! confined to the mountains m the Southern btates.
June-July—Tree 6Q-80 feet high, 4-5 feet in diameter at the base. Flowers
slightly fragrant, 3-4 inches in diameter: petals scarcely expanding, yellowish,
glaucous externally. Fruit cylindrical, 3 inches long, when green slightly
resembling a young cucumber (whence the name, Cucumber-tree).
5. M. cordata (Michx.): leaves deciduous, broadly ovate, subcordate, acute,
whitish and pubescent beneath; petals 6-9, oblong.—Michx. fl. 1. P- 328;
Michx. f . sylv. 1. p. 282. t. 54; Ell. sk. 2. p. 38 ; Bot. mag. t. 325; Nutt,
ser» 2» o» 18«
N. Carolina! to Georgia! on mountains. April-May.—Tree 20-40 or 50
feet high ; bark deeply furrowed. Leaves 4-6 inches long. Flowers yel-
• 6. M. Fraseri (W a lt.): leaves deciduous (glabrous on both sides or glau-
cescent beneath), spatulate-obovate, auriculate at the base; sepals 3, spreading
; petals 9, oblong, attenuate at the base.— Walt. Car.p. 159. M. aunculata,
Lam. diet. 3.p.673; Bartr. trav.; Michx.! Jl. l.p . 328; Michx. f . sylv.
1. p. 287. t. 56; Bot. mag. t. 1206; Ell. sk. 2. p. 39. o
0. pyramidata (Nutt.): leaves broader and shorter. Nutt. gen. 2. p. 18.
—M. pyramidata, Bartr. ; Pursh, Jl. 2. p. 381.
On the Alleghany Mountains, from the head waters of the Susquehannah
( Pursh? ?) (Virginia Michx. f.) to Georgia ! /?. S. Carolina, Georgia and
Florida! near the coast. April-May.-r-Tree 30-40 feet high. Leaves 8-12
inches long mostly green on both sides, somewhat rhomboid; auricles narrow,
rounded. Petals oval-lanceolate or subspatulate, white, 2-3 inches
long. Fruit oval-oblong, rose-color.—The specific name of Walter having
been first published must of necessity be restored.
7. M. macrophylla (Michx.) : leaves deciduous, oblong-ovate, narrowed
and subcordate at the base, glaucous and whitish beneath; petals 6, ovate.
—Michx.! Jl. 1. p. 327; Michx. f . sylv. l.p . 292. t. 57 ; Nutt. gen. 2. p. 18;
f fil.s lt .2 .p .4 0 . ’ ^
Lincolnton, N. Carolina! and in Tennessee, near Cumberland River.
Georgia, on the Chattahouchie River, Dr. Chapman ! Dr. Boykin. May-
July.—Trunk naked below, 30-40 feet high; bark white. Leaves crowded
on the end of the branches, 1-3 feet long, scarcely auricled at the base.
Flowers when fully expanded 8-10 inches in diameter, white: petals with
a purple spot on the inside at the base. Fruit ovate, rose-color.