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Madura (Urticaceae). 



Macluea atjkantiaca. — Osage Orange, or Bow-wood. 

 North America, 1818. This is a wide-spreading tree with 

 deciduous foliage, and armed with spines along the 

 branches. The leaves are 3 inches long, ovate and 

 pointed, and of a bright shining green. Flowers rather 

 inconspicuous, being green with a light tinge of yellow, 

 and succeeded by fruit bearing a resemblance when ripe 

 to the Seville orange. It is hardy, and grows freely in 

 rather sandy or gravelly soil. 



Magnolia (Magnoliaceae). 



Magnolia acuminata. — Cucumber Tree. North America, 

 1736. This is a large and handsome species, of often as 

 much as 50 feet in height, and with a head that is bushy 

 in proportion. The leaves are 6 inches long, ovate and 

 pointed, and of a refreshing shade of green. Flowers 

 greenish-yellow, sweetly scented, and produced abundantly 

 all over the tree from May to July. They are succeeded by 

 small, roughish fruit, resembling an infant cucumber, but 

 they usually fall off before becoming ripe. 



M. Campbbllii. — Sikkim, 1868. This is a magnificent 

 Indian species, but, unfortunately, it is not hardy except in 

 the favoured English and Irish localities. The leaves are 

 large, and silky on the undersides, while the flowers are 

 crimson and white, and equally as large as those of the 

 better-known M. grandiflora. 



M. conspicua (syn M. Yvlan). — Yulan. China, 1789. 

 A large-growing shrub, with pea-green deciduous foliage, 

 and large, pure-white fragrant flowers that oft get damaged 

 by the spring frosts. M. conspicua Soulangeana is a 

 supposed hybrid between M. conspicua and ■ M. obovata. 

 Whatever may be the origin of this Magnolia, it is certainly 

 a handsome and showy plant of very vigorous growth, 



