Magnolia soulangeana speciosa. SHOWY-FLOWERED 

 MAGNOLIA. Almost identical in color with M. soulan- 

 geana, but blossoms later. 



M. stellata. STARRY MAGNOLIA. A large shrub or 

 small tree with spreading branches. Native of Japan. 

 Leaves obovate, dark green, expanding after trie flow- 

 ers have fallen. Flowers very numerous, white, about 

 three inches across, sweet-scented, the petals eventu- 

 ally reflexed. A hardy free-flowering plant with a won- 

 derful wealth of starry flowers in earliest spring. Very 

 highly recommended. 



Magnolia The Magnolias 



No group of trees contains such a wealth of floral treasures. Every species is characterized by large 

 and showy flowers ; some blossoming in earliest spring before the leaves appear, others when the foliage 

 is almost fully grown. The Asiatic species are perhaps the showiest of all flowering trees. Hardy and dur- 

 able, thriving m rich loamy soil. The evergreen species will be found under " Broad-leaved Evergreen 

 Trees." 



Magnolia acuminata. CUCUMBER TREE. A pyramidal 

 tree with spreading or ascending branches. Distributed 

 from New York to Georgia, westward to Illinois and 

 Arkansas. Leaves deciduous, oblong, bright green, 

 turning yellow in autumn. Flowers expanding in May 

 or June, greenish yellow, 2 to 3 inches long, with up- 

 right petals. Fruit rosy red, 2 to 3 inches long, the 

 seeds scarlet. A most valuable hardy shade tree. 



M. conspicua. YULAN. A very showy tree literally 

 covered with flowers in early spring. Native of China 

 and Japan. Leaves obovate, bright green, 4 to 7 inches 

 long, appearing after the flowers. Flowers sweet- 

 scented, pure white, about 6 inches across. A grand 

 lawn or garden tree. Usually branched very low. 



M. fraseri. FRASER'S MAGNOLIA. A handsome tree 

 with spreading or ascending branches, forming a py- 

 ramidal crown. Grows naturally in the mountains from 

 Virginia and Tennessee to Georgia and Alabama. 

 Leaves deciduous, obovate, auriculed at the base, 

 bright green. Flowers creamy white, sweet-scented, 

 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Fruit 3 to 4 inches long, rose- 

 red. A hardy tree of great merit. 



M. glauca. SWEET, OR WHITE BAY. A slender tree 

 or large shrub, evergreen in the South. Distributed 

 from Massachusetts to Florida, near the coast, and 

 westward to Texas. Leaves oblong or oval, green 

 and lustrous on the upper surface, pale or nearly 

 white beneath. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, 

 cup-shaped, 2 to 3 inches across, blossoming for 

 several weeks in spring or early summer. Fruit 

 dark red, with scarlet seeds. 



M. kobus. JAPANESE MAGNOLIA. A narrow, 

 pyramidal tree with short and slender branches. 

 Native of Japan. Leaves obovate, deep green, 

 3 to 5 inches long. Flowers pure white, appear- 

 ing before the leaves, 4 to 5 inches across. One 

 of the hardiest of the early-flowering species. 

 Our strain is from an unusually flonferous 

 type. 



M. macrophylla. GREAT-LEAVED MAGNOLIA. 

 A symmetrical tree with stout, widespreading 

 branches forming a wide-topped head. Dis- 

 tributed from Kentucky to Florida, westward 

 to Arkansas and Louisiana. Leaves very large, 

 20 to 30 inches long, 9 to 10 inches wide, bright 

 green above, silvery gray beneath. Flowers 

 creamy white, fragrant, 10 to 12 inches across. 

 Fruit 2 to 3 inches long, rose-color. A beautiful 

 and distinct hardy tree. 



M. obovata (M. purpurea and M. discolor). 

 PURPLE MAGNOLIA. In cultivation usually a 

 large shrub with erect branches. Native of China 

 and Japan. Leaves obovate, dark green, expanding 

 after the flowers have fallen. Flowers large, cup- 

 shaped, purple outside, nearly white within. One of 

 the latest to bloom. 



M. soulangeana. SOULANGE'S MAGNOLIA. A large 

 shrub or small tree of garden origin and regarded as a 

 hybrid between M. obovata and M. conspicua. Leaves 

 obovate, dark green, expanding after the flowers have 

 fallen. Flowers large, cup-shaped, white, more or less 

 suffused with rose or pink, fragrant. Very hardy and 

 showy. The following forms are all distinct and de- 

 sirable. 



M. soulangeana lennei. LENNE'S MAGNOLIA. Flowers 

 deep crimson on the outside, very large ; later than the 

 foregoing. 



M. soulangeana nigra. DARK-FLOWERED MAGNOLIA. 

 Flowers dark purple on the outside. 



M. soulangeana norbertiana. NORBERT'S MAGNOLIA. 

 Flowers more deeply tinted and much later than M. 

 soulangeana. 



Magnolia acuminata 



M. (hompsoniana. THOMPSON'S SWEET BAY. A shrub 

 or small tree of garden origin, resembling^/, glauca. 

 Leaves oblong or oval, bright green above, whitened 

 beneath. Flowers fragrant, white, 5 to 6 inches across. 

 A favorite garden plant, and quite hardy. 



M. (ripetala. UMBRELLA TREE. A tree with stout, ir- 

 regular branches, sometimes 30 to 40 feet tall. Grows 

 naturally from Pennsylvania to Alabama, westward to 

 Arkansas. Leaves 10 to 20 inches long, 6 to 8 inches 

 wide, bright green, or the younger with ruddy tints. 

 Flowers creamy white, 8 to 10 inches across, expanding 

 in late spring. Fruit rose-color, 3 to 4 inches long. 

 Very attractive. 



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