M A G N O L I A P U M I L A.
Dwarf Magnolia.
C L A S S XIII. ORDER VII.
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Many Chives. Many Pointals.
G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C A L Y X . P e r i a n t h i um t r i p h y l l n m ; folíolis ovatis,
c o n c a v i s , p e t a l i f o r m i b u s , deciding.
C O R O L L A . Pétala novem, o b l o n g a , c o n c a v a , o b -
tul'a, bail a n g u u i c r a.
S T A M I N A . F i l a m e n t a n u m e r ó l a , b r e v i a , a c u m i n
a t a , compreffa, r e c e p t á c u l o c o m m u n i pif.
t i l l o r um infra g e r m i n a inferta. Antherae
l i n e a r e s , margíni f i l a m e n t o r um u t r i n q ue
a d n a t a .
P I S T I L L A . Germina n u m e r o f a , o v a t o - o b l o n g a,
b i l o c u l a r i a , r e c e p t a c u l um c l a v a l um t e g e n -
t i a . Styii r e c u r v i , c o n t o r t i , b r e v i l i i m i . Stigm
a t a l o n g i t u d i n a l i a s t y l i , villofa.
P E R I c A R r i I ' M . Strobilus o v a t u s , t e c t u s capfulis
c o m p r e l h s , f u b r o t u n r l i s , v i x i m b r i c a t i s , conf
e r l i s , a c u t i s , u n i l o c u l a r i b u s , b i v a l v i b u s , feffilibus,
extrorfum d c h i f c e n t i b u s , periiftent
i b u s .
S E M I N A bina feu f o l i t a r i a , l u b r o t u n d a , baccata,
f i lo p e n d e n tin e x l i n u lingular fquamas l t r o -
b i l i .
E M P A L E M E N T . Cup t h r e e - l e a v e d ; leaflets e g g -
fhaped, concave, t h e f o rm of t h e p e t a l s , f a l l i
n g off.
B L O S S O M . N i n e p e t a l s , o b l o n g , c o n c a v e , o b t u f e,
n a r r o w e r at t h e bafe.
C H I V E S . T h r e a d s n u m e r o u s , fliort, t a p e r e d , f l a t t
e n e d , i n f e r t e d b e l ow t h e f e e d - b u d s i n t o t h e
c o m m o n r e c e p t a c l e of t h e P o i n t a l s . Tips
l i n e a r , fixed on fide to t h e m a r g i n of t h e
t h r e a d s .
P O I N T A LS. Seed-buds n u m e r o u s , o b l o n g - e g g -
fliaped, two-celled, c o v e r i n g a c l u b - f l i a p ed
r e c e p t a c l e . Shafts t u r n e d b a c k w a r d , t w i t t e d,
v e r y fliort. Summits g r ow o u t uf t h e fhalts
l o n g i t u d i n a l l y , hairy.
S E E D - V E S S E L . Cone e g g - l h a p e d covered w i th
capfulcs which are flattened, roundifli,
f e a r c c l y t i l e d , c r o w d e d , p o i n t e d , one-celled,
t w o - v a l v e d , f i t t i n g clofe t o t h e r e c e p t a c l e ,
f p l i t t i n g f r om t h e o u t f i d e a n d r e m a i n i n g .
S E E D S b y t w o s or f o l i t a r y , r o u n d i f l i , l i k e b e r r i e s,
h a n g i n g by a t h r e a d f r om t h e i n f i d e of e a ch
f c a l e of t h e c o n e .
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
M a g n o l i a foliís e l i p t i c i s , u n d u l a t i s , a c u m i n a t i s,
f u b g l a u c i s ; floribus n u t a n t i b u s , a l b i s ; p e -
t a l i s carnofis, o b o v a t i s , concavis.
M a g n o l i a w i t h e l i p t i c , w a v e d leaves, t a p e r e d to
a p o i n t , r a t h e r g l a u c o u s ; flowers hanging
d o w n and w h i t e ; petals t h i c k , inverfely
e g g - f h a p e d a n d c o n c a v e .
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
J - O n e o f i h e o u t e r p e l a i s.
2 . A n i n u e r petal.
3 . T h e C h i v e s a n d Pointals, on t h e r é c e p t a c l e .
4. T h e o u t f i d e o f o n e o f t h e C h i v e s .
Ô. T h e i n f i d e of t h e famé.
0'. T h e f a m é , magnified.
/ . T h e P o i n t a l s .
T H E Magnolia p u m i i a , fns a r e , g e n e r a l l y , all p l a n t s u p o n their firfl arrival from C h i n a , ) has b e en
h i t h e r t o t r e a t e d as a h o t h o u f e p l a n t ; by w h i c h m e a n s , a c o n t i n u e d foliage lias been p n - f e r v e d : b u t ,
f r om e v e i y a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e p l a n t , it is b y n a t u r e d e c i d u o u s , and, c e r t a i n l y h a r d y e n o u g h t o b e p r e -
ferved in t h e g r e e n h o u f e , if n o t t o b e a r t h e e x p o f u r e of t h e o p e n g r o u n d . It g r o w s t o t h e h e i g h t of
a b o u t t w o f e e t , flowers in t h e h o t - h o u l e about S e p t e m b e r o r l a t e r , a n d is p r o p a g a t e d b y c u t t i n g s , T he
b l o l l b m - a r e v e r y f r a g r a n t , b u t o f fliort d u r a t i o n . To t h e l a l e J . S l a t e r , Efq of I . a y t o n f t o n e , w e o w e
t h i s p l a n t ; w h i c h was o n e o f t h a t rich cargo brought home in t h e C a r n a t i e , for h i m , b y C a p t a iu
C o n n o r , in t h e y e a r 1 7 9 3 . O u r f i g u r e was t a k e n at t h e H a m m e r l ' m i t h n u r f e r y . T h e accellion to
t h i s m a g n i f i c e n t Genua has b e e n corjfiderabie w i t h i n a v e r y f ew y e a r s : to t h e fpecics formerly c u l t i v
a t e d in B r i t a i n , v i z . t h e grandijlora with its f o u r v a r i e t i e s , t h e glauctt and i t s t w o v a r i e t i e s , t he
acuminata and trifietu/a. are BOW a d d e d ; t h e auriiulata and maxima, from A m e r i c a ; t h e pumiia,
jusiata and (umentusa or Yntr luMgt f r om C h i n a ; m a k i n g i n a l l , w i t h t h e v a r i e t i e s , fifteen. T h e i l i o r t
a c q u a i n t a n c e we h a v e w i t h (he t h r e e latl from C h i n a , or t h e k n ow l e d g e of w h a t part o f t h a t e x t e n l i ve
c o u n t r y t h e y a r e n a t i v e s , does not e n a b l e us t o d e c i d e , w h e t h e r they will e n d u r e o u r w i n t e r s ; a l t h o u gh
w e m a y o n t h e t w o f r om A m e r i c a , as b e i n g hardy p l a n t s , or at least e q u a l l y h a r d y w i t h t h e granai-
Jiura, b e i n g f r om t h e f a m e part o f A m e r i c a,