P L A T E CCXXIX.
M A G N O L I A F U S C A T A .
Brown-ßemed Magnolia.
CLASS XIII.
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA.
E S S E N T I A L GENE
C A L Y X 3 - p h y l l u s . P e t a l a 0 - i 2 . Cnpfula: 2 - v a l v e s , j |
i m b r i c a t a e . Semina b a c c a t a , p e n d u l a.
ORDER VII. ofSchreb. Gen. Plant.
Many Chives. Many Pointals.
I C CHARACTER.
C U P 3-leaved. Petals 6 - 1 2 . Capfoles 2-valved,
t i l e d . Seeds, b e r r i e s , p e n d u l o u s.
See M A G N O L I A P U M I L A , P1.22Ü. Vol. I V .
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
M a g n o l i a foliis e l i p t i c i s , fenioribus glabris, j u -
n i o r i b u s r a m u l i f q u e tomentofis, iufcatis;
p e t a l i s i n t e r n e fuhalbidis, m a r g i n i b u s eleg
a n t i f l i n i e coloratis.
M a g n o l i a w i t h eliptical leaves, the old ones
f m o o t h , the y o u n g e r as well as the fmall
b r a n c h e s are d o w n y , and b r o w n e d ; petals
•whitifh w i t h i n , t h e m a r g i n s e l e g a n t l y col
o u r e d .
R E F E R E N C E TO T H E P L A T E.
1. T h e o u t e r f e n c e of t h e flower, w h i c h falls off before t h e flower e x p a n d s.
2 . A n o u t e r p e t a l of t h e blottom.
3 . A C h i v e , w i t h t h e p a r t s c o m p l e t e , before t h e p o l l e n has b e e n e m i t t e d , a l i t t l e magnified.
4. T h e fame ( h e w n from the outfide.
5 . A C h i v e ( h e w n f r om t h e infide w i t h t h e tips b u r i t , magnified.
6. T h e Chives and P o i n t a l s , n a t u r a l fize.
7. T h e P o i n t a l s , as t h e y a r e p l a c e d on t h e c o l u m n a r fhaft, t h e C h i v e s b e i n g removed,
n a t u r a l fize.
O F all t h e M a g n o l i a s w i t h w h i c h we are as yet a c q u a i n t e d , this fpecies is t h e molt e l e g a n t ; whet
h e r for the g r o w t h of t h e p l a n t , the b r i l l i a n c y of the foliage, or t h e e x t r e m e delicacy, f r a g r a n c e,
a n d b e a u t y of t h e flowers. It is a n a t i v e of C h i n a ; f r om whence it was iirtl i n t r o d u c e d to us,
i n t h e y e a r 1796, by T . .Evans, Efq. o f S t e p n e y ; f r om a p l a n t in w h o l e c o l l e c t i o n , o u r figure was
t a k e n , t h i s y e a r , 1802, in t h e m o n t h of F e b r u a r y , the g e n e r a l feafon of its f l o w e r i n g in this c l i m a te
i f k e p t i n t h e h o t - h o u f e ; to w h i c h n a t i o n i t h a s , as yet, been d o o m e d , a l t h o u g h , from t h e g e n e r al
c h a r a c t e r of the G e n u s , we fhoukl be led to t r e a t it m o r e h a r d i l y . It is i n c r e a f e d by c u t t i n g s , and
l a y e r s ; b u t t h e firft is t h e b e l t m e t h o d , a s , in t h e l a t t e r m o d e t h e b r a n c h e s d o nor t a k e root u n d e r two
y e a r s . The plant from w h i c h our d r a w i n g was m a d e , did not exceed a foot and a h a l f in h e i g h t,
w h i c h leads us t o fnppofe it never becomes a l a r g e f b r u b , even in C h i n a . It t h r i v e s in leaf m o u l d , a nd
l i g h t l o a m . We believe t h i s p l a n t h a s n o t h i t h e r t o c o m e u n d e r t h e r e v i ew of a n y b o t a n i c a l a u t h o r.