ILLINOIS TREES: SELECTION, PLANTING, AND CARE 



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Fig. 72. — Cucumber 

 tree or mountain mag- 

 nolia has large, smooth 

 leaves (inset) and bell- 

 shaped, greenish-yel- 

 ow, inconspicuous flow- 

 ers. 



Fig. 7 3. — The 

 shrublike saucer 

 magnolia, with its 

 large leaves (inset), 

 is prized for its 

 large, conspicuous, 

 purplish or rose-col- 

 ored flowers which 

 appear in early 

 spring. 



