Flower, leaf and cone of the heart-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata.

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Flower, leaf and cone of the heart-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa, engraved on copper by Gabriel, from Francois Andre Michaux's "North American Sylva," Philadelphia, 1857. French botanist Michaux (1770-1855) explored America and Canada in 1785 cataloging its native trees.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
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