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MAGNOLIA 



MAGNOLIA 



. long. June-Aug. Porto Rico. Suited for tropical 

 and subtropical regions only. 



14. Delavayi, Franch. Evergreen shrub or tree, to 

 30 ft.: branchlets glabrous: Ivs. ovate to ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse and usually mxicronate, rounded at the base, 



2299. Magnolia Kobus var. borealis. 



glabrous above except the midrib, puberulous beneath 

 and pruinose, pubescent on the midrib, 8-13 in. long: 

 fls. creamy white, fragrant; sepals 3, oblong, 3J^ in. 

 long; petals about 7, oblong-obovate or spatulate-obo- 

 vate, 3J4-4J4 m - long: carpels tomentose below: fr. 

 ovoid-oblong, 4 J4-5;^ in. long. July. W.China. B.M. 

 8282. G. 35 : 639. Probably as hardy as M . grandiflora. 



15. grandifldra, Linn. (M.fdetida, Sarg.). BULL BAY. 

 Tall evergreen tree, to 80 ft., of pyramidal habit: 

 branchlets and buds rusty-pubescent: Ivs. thick and 

 firm, oblong to obovate, glossy above, ferrugineous-pu- 

 bescent beneath, sometimes glabrous at length, 5-8 in. 

 long: fls. white, fragrant, 7-8 in. across; sepals large, 

 petaloid; petals 6-12, obovate; stamens purple: fr. oval 

 or ovate, rusty brown and pubescent, 3-4 in. long. May- 

 Aug. N. C. to Tex. S.S. 1:1, 2. Gn. 22, p. 28; 24, pp. 

 509, 511; 33, p. 538. J.H. III. 52:237. G. 2:567; 9:225; 

 19:153; 36:187. G.W. 3, p. 377. F.E. 17:788, p. 781. 

 Var. angustifolia, Loud. (var. salidfolia, Hort.). Lvs. 

 lanceolate, wavy. Var. lanceolata, Ait. Lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, less rusty beneath. B.M. 

 1952. L.B.C. 9:814. There are many other named 

 varieties, as: var. gloriosa, Hort., with fls. to 14 in. 

 across and broad Ivs. ; var. rotundifdlia, Hort., with very 

 dark green roundish Ivs.; var. pr&cox, Hort., early- 

 flowering; var. obovata, Nichols., with obovate-oblong 

 Ivs.; var. Kathariniana, Bedelian, with very broad Ivs. 

 and smaller fls. with narrower petals; var. galissoniensis, 

 Hort., one of the hardiest forms; var. Pravertiana, Hort., 

 of stubby pyramidal habit; var. exoniensis, Loud, 

 (var. stricta, Hort. M. oxoniensis, Hort.), of vigorous 

 growth and narrow pyramidal habit: Ivs. oblong-elliptic, 

 usually rusty beneath: fls. somewhat contracted. 

 Blooms early and freely. 



16. Coco, DC. (M. pumila, Andr. Talauma pumila, 

 Blume). Shrub, to 12 ft.: Ivs. elliptic-oblong, acumin- 

 ate, glabrous, glaucescent beneath, 3-6 in. long: fls. 



axillary, nodding on short-curved pedicels, globose- 

 ovate, white, fragrant, about 1J4 in. across; petals 6. 

 China. B.M. 977. G.W. 14, p. 220. Cult. S. 



17. salicifdlia, Maxim. Slender tree, to 20 ft.: 

 branchlets and buds glabrous: Ivs. elliptic-ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, sometimes bluntly so, 

 broadly cuneate at the base, yellowish green above, 

 glaucescent beneath, glabrous, 3^-6 in. long: fls. short- 

 stalked, about 5 in. across, white; sepals lanceolate, 

 greenish white, half as long as petals; petals 6, narrowly 

 oblong-obovate, 2-2 ^ in. long: fr. cylindric, 1^-3 in. 

 long. April. Japan. B.M. 8483. G.C. III. 51:223. 

 G.F. 6:67. S.I.F. 1:40. M.D.G. 1910:542, 543. Gn. 

 78, p. 196. 



18. K6bus, Thunb. (M. Thurberi, Hort.). Tree, to 80 

 ft., with narrow pyramidal head: branchlets glabrous, 

 slender: Ivs. broadly obovate, abruptly pointed, tapering 

 toward the base, pubescent below at first, 3K~6 in. long: 

 fls. 4-5 in. across; sepals very small and narrow ; petals 6, 

 spreading, thin, 2-2 */ in. long: fr. slender, dark brown, 

 4-5 in. long. April, May. Japan. B.M. 8428. G.C. III. 

 37:264. S.I.F. 1:39. M.D.G. 1902:529. S.T.S. 2:126. 

 One of the hardiest species but less showy; seems not 

 to flower very profusely. Var. borealis, Sarg. Fig. 2299. 

 Larger Ivs., fls. and frs. than the type. G.F. 6:66 

 (adapted in Fig. 2299). 



19. lilifldra, Desrouss. (M. obovata, Willd., not Thunb. 

 M. discolor, Vent. M. purpiirea, Curt. M. denudata, 

 Schneid., not Desrouss.). Usually large shrub, with 

 stout branches: Ivs. obovate or oval-obovate, acute or 

 acuminate, pubescent beneath at first, 47 in. long: fls. 

 large, campanulate, white inside, purple outside, scent- 

 less; petals broad, obtuse, somewhat fleshy, about 3H 

 in. long; sepals small, ovate-lanceolate, greenish yellow: 

 fr. brownish, ovate-oblong. May, June. China, Japan. 

 B.M. 390. Gn. 22, p. 485; 24, p. 511; 46, p. 49. F.E. 

 9:611; 17:528 (pi. 74). Var. gracilis, Rehd. (M. grdcilis, 

 Salisb.) . Smaller shrub, with slender branches, narrower 

 Ivs. and smaller fls., dark purple outside. Var. nigra, 

 Rehd. (M. Soidangeana var. nigra, Nichols.). Fls. dark 

 purple outside, pink inside (Gn. 25:276). 



20. Soulangeana, Soul. (M. denudata x M. liliflbra). 

 Fig. 2300. Intermediate between the parents. Popular 



2300. Magnolia Soulangeana. ( X H) 



