DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN 

 SHRUBS 



X. Star-flowered Magnolia. (Magnolia stellata.) 

 LEAF: 2'-4/, simple, alternate, entire, elliptical, thick, leathery. 

 FLOWER: p. white, 3' across (petals about 15, narrow, stamens 

 many), single, before leaves, said to be the earliest flowering and 

 smallest magnolia ; 4-8. Japan. (PL I.) 



2. Purple Magnolia. (M. purpurea and soulangeana.) 



LEAF: s'-7', simple, alternate, entire, oval to obovate, thick, 

 deep green. FLOWER : p. purplish-pink and white, large, 3' 

 long or more, single (petals 6 or 9, stamens many), abundant, 

 showy, before leaves. Purpurea is more purple than soulangeana, 

 which is probably a hybrid. 5-i5. Japan. 



2 a . Chinese Dwarf Cherry-tree. (Prunus sinensis.) 

 LEAF : i'-3', simple, alternate, serrate, elliptical, hairy be- 

 neath on veins, no glands on stem. FLOWER : p. white or rosy- 

 red (petals 5, stamens many), abundant, 2-3-clustered, earliest 

 spring ; only about 3 high. 



3. Flowering Almond. (Amygdalon communis flore pleno.) 

 LEAF: 2 r , simple, alternate, serrate, oblong -lance -shaped, 

 smooth, i or 2 glands on stem. FLOWER : double, rose-color or 

 white, before the leaves. Asia. 



4. African Tamarix. (Tamarix africana.) 

 LEAF : j^', simple, alternate, awl-shaped, minute, appressed 

 to stem ; branches very slender, somewhat drooping. FLOWER .' 

 pink, very small (petals and sepals 4 or 5, stamens 8 or 10), pro- 

 fuse, entirely covering branches of last year's growth ; delicate and 

 unique ; May and June. (PI. I.) 



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