Magnolia 289 



golden -yellow; a unique, tulip-shaped flower, yellowish green, tipped 

 with orange (June); a cone-shaped, erect fruit, hanging on through the 

 winter; a soft, finely fissured, gray bark, and, in older trees, up-curved 

 branch tips. It is, then, an object of interest through all the year; 

 without insect troubles and with hardly any fungus disease; without 

 bad habits. Having a deep root system it requires care in transplant- 

 ing, thriving best in strong, deep, well-drained, clay soil, but adaptive. 

 It is very light-needing, and does not stand pruning well. For shade 

 near the house, single on large lawns, or for stately avenues, it is most 

 commendable, but is less favorable in streets. 



Of the true magnolias, most of the native ones are fit only for south- 

 em planting. 



Magnolia. M.foetida (L.) Sarg. (225) {grandiflora), Bull Bay,oi the 

 Southern States, half hardy as far north as Philadelphia; with deep 

 green, leathery leaves, persisting through the winter, large, white, showy 

 flowers, and large, showy, red fruit; it is the most, handsome of the 

 family. 



The other species of southern range are mainly of botanical interest, 

 odd and tropical-looking, especially the very large-leaved (two feet), 

 and large-flowered — 



M. macrophylla Michx. (226), and the Umbrella-tree, M. tripctala 

 Linn. (227), found as far north as Pennsylvania and hardy even on Long 

 Island. 



Of magnolias of more northern range, the small tree, often shrub- 

 like— 



M. glaiica Linn. (228), Swamp Magnolia, found native as far north 

 as Massachusetts, is unexcelled for use in clusters, in wet places, and 

 elsewhere on rich ground. Its glossy, small, thick, rubber-like foliage, 

 in favorable situations hanging on until midwinter, its exquisite, cream- 

 white, fragrant flowers, continuing to blossom from June to September, 

 its deep red seeds in the green foliage, make it worthy of more atten- 

 tion than is so far bestowed on it. 



M. acuminata Linn. (229), Cucumber-tree, the other northern mag- 

 nolia, is half hardy to hardy as far north as Ottawa. A tall, stately tree, 

 the most shapely of the magnolias, upright and regular, cone-like, 

 artificial in its make-up, with large, luxuriant foliage crowded to the 

 ends of the twigs, it is excellently adapted for the center of groups and 

 as a background, or as a single tree on lawns, where its peculiarities 

 are to be the attraction. 



