INDEX 



Kilmer, Joyce, poem on Trees, 6 

 King-nut, one of the most important nut 

 trees, 185 



Lagerstroemia, character of the bark, 31 

 Larch, Dwarf, seeds from Mt. Fuji sown 



in Arnold Arboretum, 256 

 Libocedrus decurrens, 249 

 Liquidambar, distribution, 17 

 Linden, character of the bark, 31; fall col- 

 ouration of foliage, 39 

 Linnaeus, names Ginkgo biioba, 54 • 

 LiriodendTon TuHpifera var. pyramtdale, 245 

 Loeb, William, introduces Western Yew 

 into England, 109 



Magnqlia, in Tertiary period, 18; habitat 

 and number of species, 133; fossil re- 

 mains from Tertiary period, 134 



Magnolia, Great-leaf, description and habi- 

 tat, 140 



Magnolia acuminata, value for street plant- 

 ing, 135 



Magnolia Alexandria, 145 



Magnolia Campbellii, gorgeous but not 

 hardy, 147 



Magnolia coco (syn. M. pumila) not hardy, 

 150 



Magnolia cordata, discovered by Michaux, 

 138 



Magnolia cyathiformis, 145 



Magnolia Delavayi, introduced by Mr. Wil- 

 son, 1908 



Magnolia denudata (syn. M. conspicua)^ 143 



Magnolia denudata var. purpurascens 

 (syn. M. obovata var. discolour), intro- 

 duced by Mr. Wilson, 143 



Magnolia Fraseri, Ear-leaf Umbrella-tree, 

 141 



Magnolia grandifiora, most popular of the 

 genera in America, 134; noblest of the 

 evergreens, 141; varieties of, 142 



Magnolia kobus, common in Japan, 145 



Magnolia kobus var. borealis, most northern 

 of the species, 145 



Magnolia Lennei, 145 



Magnolia liliflora (syn. M. obovata^ M. 

 purpurea or M. discolor) y 144 



Magnolia macrophylla, largest leaved tree 

 in temperate zone, 139 



Magnolia obovata (syn. M. hypoleuca), in- 

 troduced from Japan, 148 



Magnolia officinalis, introduced by Mr. 

 Wilson, 149 



Magnolia parviflora, floriferous and sup- 

 posedly hardy, 149 



Magnolia pyramidata, a popular species, 

 134; tender in New England, 141 



Magnolia salicifolia, not hardy in New 

 England states, 133; introduced by Pro- 

 fessor Sargent, 147 



Magnolia Sargentiana, discovered and 

 introduced by Mr. Wilson, 147 



Magnolia Soulangeana, a hybrid, 144 



Magnolia speciosa, 145 



Magnolia spectabilis, 145 



Magnolia siellata (syn. M. Halliana, popu- 

 larity of, 134; introduced by Dr. George 

 R. Hall, 146 



Magnolia superba, 145 



Magnolia tripetala, 140 



Magnolia triumphans, 145 



Magnolia virginiana (syn. M. glauca)^ value 

 - to gardens, and habitat, 137; varieties of, 

 137 



Magnolia Waisonti, not hardy in New Eng- 

 land states, 133; of mysterious origin, 150 



Magnolia Wilsonii, discovered and intro- 

 duced by Mr. Wilson, 150 



Magnolia. Yulan, introduced into England 

 by Sir Joseph Banks, 143; natural habi- 

 tat, 143 



Maidenhair-tree, see Ginkgo biioba 



Malus prunifolia var. rinki, 206 



Malus pumila, parent of modem apples, 

 205 



Malus Sargentii, 266 



Malus Sieboldii, 266 



Malus sylvestris, 205 



Maple, character of the bark, 30; fall col- 

 ouration of leaves, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42; fasti- 

 giate varieties, 244, 245 



Maple, Silver, fall colouration of foliage, 40 



Medlar, old but little-known fruit, 210 



Melville, Hon. Leslie, introduces Deodar 

 Cedar into England, 91 



Mespilus germanica, 210 



Meyer, Frank N., observations on Ginkgo* 

 58; introduces the jujube, 223 



Montpellier Botanic Garden, notable 

 Ginkgo at, 56 



Morchelia esculenta, found in Beech woods 

 170 



Morel, Common, gathered in Beech woods, 

 170 



Mountain-ash, fall colouration of foliage; 

 40 



Mulberry, fall colouration of foliage, 39 



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