Inventory 72, Seeds and Plants Imported. 





PLATE III. 



An Attractive Relative of the Magnolias. 



BlumE; S. p. I. No. 55690.) 



CMlCHELIA EXCELSA 



As ornamental plants for the warmer portions of the United States the various species of 

 magnolias have acquired great and well-deserved popularity, and it may be expected that 

 Michelia cicelsa, which belongs to the same family and whose handsome flowers are here 

 shown, will some day be widely cultivated in the southernmost parts of this country. This 

 tall tree is native in the temperate Himalayas of northeastern India at altitudes of about 

 5,000 feet. The large narrow leaves are silky brown beneath, and the beautiful white flowers 

 are 4 to 5 inches across. (Photographed by J. F. Rock in northeastern India, in 1920; 

 P22780FS.) 



