An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . rounded or truncate at the base, thin. 1. 2. M. macrophylla. 3. M. tripetala. 4. M. virginiana. 5. M. acuminata. I. Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Erasers or Ear-leaved Umbrella-tree. Fig. 1845. Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Fl. Car. 159. auriculata Lam. Encycl. 3: 673. 1789. A tree 25°-5o° high, the trunk 5-2 in diameter, straight
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . rounded or truncate at the base, thin. 1. 2. M. macrophylla. 3. M. tripetala. 4. M. virginiana. 5. M. acuminata. I. Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Erasers or Ear-leaved Umbrella-tree. Fig. 1845. Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Fl. Car. 159. auriculata Lam. Encycl. 3: 673. 1789. A tree 25°-5o° high, the trunk 5-2 in diameter, straight,the branches widely spreading. Leaf-buds glabrous;leaves clustered at the ends of the branches, auriculate,6-2o long, 3-8 broad, elongated-obovate or oblong, con-tracted below, glabrous, the lower surface light green, theupper surface darker; petioles slender, i-3 long; flowerswhite, 3-8 broad; petals spatulate or obovate, obtuse,much longer than the sepals; cone of fruit 3-4 long, rose-colored when mature. In mountain woods, Virginia and Kentucky to Florida andMississippi. Heart-wood soft, brown ; sap-wood white. Weightper cubic foot .ii lbs. North Carolina-bay. \\ater-Iily tree.
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