MAGNOLIACE^—MAGNOLIA FAMILY 



MAGNOLIA 



Magnolia. 



Named after Pierre Magnol, professor of medicine and di- 

 rector of the botanic garden at Montpellier, France, from 

 1698 to 1715. 



The early flowering magnolias must surely be 

 counted among the pleasant sights of the spring-time. 

 Natives of China and Japan, they have readily accepted 

 new conditions and, perhaps, are better known to the 

 general public than are our own species. They ap- 

 pear in the original types, together with a goodly 

 number of hybrids ; and, showy and striking, com- 

 mand attention wherever seen. 



The Chinese White Magnolia or Yulan, Magnolia 

 conspiciia, was the first of the Asiatic magnolias to 

 bloom in English gardens. Introduced in 1789, it 

 made its way slowly because it was not considered 

 hardy. It has, however, proved itself hardy both in 

 England and in this country. This is our common 

 white magnolia; often shrub-like in youth, but at ma- 

 turity becoming a tree. The flowers open as great 

 cups, are produced most abundantly, and at their 

 best quite cover the tree. This magnolia has been 



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