the laurel-leaved tulip-tree; a genus of the polygynia order, belonging to the po-

(a) i.e. Thy virtues, virgin, are as numerous as the stars of heaven. Magnolia. The flowers are produced at the extremities of the branches; are white, composed of six concave petals, and have an agreeable scent. After the flowers are past, the fruit increases in size till it becomes as large as a walnut with its cover; but of a conical shape, having many cells round the outside, in each of which is a flat seed about the size of a small kidney-bean. When ripe, the fruit is of a brown colour, the seeds are discharged from their cells, and hang by a slender thread.

2. The grandiflora, or great magnolia, is a native of Florida and South Carolina. It rises to the height of 80 feet or more, with a straight trunk upwards of two feet diameter, having a regular head. The leaves resemble those of the laurel, but are larger, and continue green throughout the year. The flowers are produced at the ends of the branches, and are of a purplish white colour.

3. The tripetala, or umbrella-tree, is a native of Carolina. It rises, with a slender trunk to the height of 16 or 20 feet; the wood is soft and spongy; the leaves remarkably large, and produced in horizontal circles, somewhat resembling an umbrella, from whence the inhabitants of those countries have given it this name. The flowers are composed of ten or eleven white petals, that hang down without any order. The leaves drop off at the beginning of winter.

4. The acuminate, with oval, spear-shaped, pointed leaves, is a native of the inland parts of North America. The leaves are near eight inches long, and five broad; ending in a point. The flowers come out early in the spring, and are composed of 12 white petals; the wood is of a fine grain, and an orange colour.

Culture. All these species are propagated by seeds, which must be procured from the places where they grow naturally. They should be put up in sand, and lent over as soon as possible; for if they are kept long out of the ground, they rarely grow.