TREES AND SHRUBS 



is believed to be a chance hybrid between this species and M. obovata, first 

 appearing in the garden of Mons. Soulange-Bodin at Fremont, near l'aris. 



LONG-LEAVED CUCUMBER TREE, Magnolia Fraseri. 



Gardens. Needs shelter from strong winds. Makes a very striking speci- 

 men when in full leaf. May — July. 



Flowers creamy-white, 6-8 ins. diam., very sweet-scented, solitary and ter- 

 minal, peduncles stout, glabrous ; Sepals 9, obovate, narrow, rounded at apex, 

 4-5 ins. long, early deciduous ; Petals 6 or 9, obovate, acuminate, membranaceous, 

 spreading; Fruit an etaerio of follicles, oblong, 4-5 ins. long, 1^-2 ins. wide, 

 rose-red, glabrous ; Carpels with subulate tips ; seeds § in. long. 



Leaves alternate, obovate-spathulate, cordate and auricled at base, acute or 

 obtuse, glabrous, bright green above, slightly glacuous beneath, 10-12 ins. long 

 6-7 ins. wide ; petioles slender, 3-4 ins. long. 



A deciduous tree, 30-50 ft. ; Branches erect, spreading, contorted ; Twigs 

 stout, brittle, shining, red-brown ; Buds terminal, glabrous, purple, axillary, 

 minute ; Bark dark brown, smooth, small excrescences ; Wood light, soft, 

 spongy, not strong, light brown. 



Introduced from N. America, 1786 ; discovered by Bartram 1776, and intro- 

 duced into France by Michaux. Syn. M. auriculata. 



Specific name in honour of John Fraser, a collector who sent home many 

 plants from America between 1780 and 1810. 



LAUREL MAGNOLIA, Magnolia glauca. 



Gardens, lawns. Thrives in a moist peaty soil. June — August. 



Flowers creamy-white, fragrant, 3 ins. diam., solitary, terminal, peduncles 

 glabrous; Sepals membranaceous, obtuse, concave; Petals 9-12, ovate, con- 

 cave ; Fruit an etrerio of follicles, oval, dark red, glabrous, 2 ins. long, h in. 

 broad ; seeds suspended, ^ in. long. 



Leaves variable, broadly oval or oblong, or lanceolate ; obtuse, entire, 



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