MAGNOLIA 



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M. PYRAMIDATA, Pursh. 



Originally discovered by William Bartram in Georgia, on the banks of the 

 Altamaha River, and recognised by him as a species, this Magnolia was by 

 later botanists confused with M. Fraseri. Although closely allied, the two 

 are now considered quite distinct. The leaves of the present species are 

 much smaller (usually less than 8 ins. long), of thinner texture, narrowing to 

 a waist near the base, the basal lobes spreading. The flowers, too, are smaller, 

 3 to 5 ins. across, and the tree more erect and pyramidal, as is implied by the 

 name. Whilst M. Fraseri is an inland mountain plant, this species affects 

 low-lying regions of Georgia and the Carolinas. Whether it is at present 

 in cultivation I am not aware. It was introduced early in.the nineteenth century, 

 and grew in Messrs Loddiges' nursery at Hackney about 1837. The late 

 Mr G. Nicholson saw it in the Trianon Gardens in 1887, and quite possibly 

 it survives in some of the old gardens in the warmer parts of the country 

 under the name of Fraseri. It is, no doubt, more tender than M. Fraseri. 



MAGNOLIA SALICIFOLIA. 



M. SALICIFOLIA, Maximowicz. 

 (Bot. Mag., t. 8483.) 



A slender deciduous tree, 1 5 to 20 ft. high, with a trunk I ft. in girth ; 

 young shoots very slender, smooth the first year, slightly warted the second ; 

 leaf-buds quite smooth. Leaves narrowly oval to lanceolate, tapered at both 

 ends, blunt or pointed at the apex ; i^ to 4 ins. long, f to \\ ins. wide ; dull 

 green and smooth above, slightly glaucous and covered with minute down 

 beneath ; stalk slender, \ to f in. long. Flowers 3 to 4 ins. across ; petals 

 six, pure white ; the three outer ones 2 ins. long, ^ in. wide, oblong, pointed ; 

 the three inner ones rather shorter and wider, slightly obovate ; sepals short, 

 lanceolate, very soon falling ; flower-stalks quite smooth ; flower-buds hairy. 

 Fruit rosy pink, 2 to 3 ins. long ; seeds scarlet. 



Native of Japan, chiefly of Mount Hakkoda, at 2000 to 3000 ft. ; introduced 

 in 1906. A very distinct species which promises to make an elegant tree, 

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