MAGNOLIACEiE 



Flowers green, tinged with yellow, solitary, terminal, only slightly 

 scented, 2 ins. high, 3-4 ins. diam. ; Sepals acute, spreading, soon reflexed, 

 deciduous, 1-1 1 ins. long ; Petals 6-9, obovate or oblong ; Fruit an etasrio 

 of follicles, ovate or oblong, 3 ins. long, 1 in. diam. ; in young stage some- 

 what resembling a small cucumber, rose-coloured when ripe, aromatic, 

 fragrant ; seeds ovate, acute, \ in. long. 



Leaves oblong, petiolate, entire, acute or acuminate, thin, upper surface 

 shining, dark green, underside pubescent ; 6-9 ins. long, 3-4 ins. broad. 

 Autumn tint bright brown. 



A deciduous tree, 30-60 ft. ; Brandies spreading ; growth rapid ; Buds 

 silky pubescent ; Baric furrowed, dark brown ; Wood dark brown or mahogany 

 colour, soft, close-grained, durable, not strong. 



The hardiest species ; discovered by Bartram in Pennsylvania, and intro- 

 duced from N. America by Collinson in 1763 ; there reaches 80-120 ft. 



YULAN, Magnolia conspicua. 



Whether growing in the open as a standard, or under the protection of a 

 wall, this handsome species may be generally considered as the earliest and 

 most beautiful of flowering trees. In mild seasons it may be laden with 

 blossoms as early as February, its waxy-white flowers making it appear as 

 if a heavy fall of snow had settled on its spreading branches. It likes a 

 warm, open, and rich soil with abundant moisture, and requires protection 

 north of London. February — May. 



Flowers waxy-white, sometimes suffused with purple, tulip-shaped, solitary 

 and terminal, opening before leaves expand, very fragrant ; Petals 6-9 ; Fruit 

 an eta?rio of follicles. 



Leaves alternate, obovate, entire or slightly sinuate, abruptly acuminate, 

 petiolate, young leaves pubescent. 



A deciduous tree, 20-50 ft. ; bluntly conical. 



Introduced from China by Sir Joseph Banks, 1789 ; name " Yulan " from 

 yu, purple, and Ian, lily, probably given to a purple variety. 31. Soulangeana 



