THE MAGNOLIAS, ETC. 



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Yellow Cucumber 

 Tree. 



Magnolia cordata. 



acuminata, 

 liar, cordata. 



the magnolias, and is a rapid grower, but its nar- 

 row-petaled flowers are rather poor-looking in com- 

 parison with the beautiful white ones of the two 

 foregoing species. 



The yellow cucumber tree has really 

 beautiful lemon-yellow flowers, which 

 form a very dainty color combina- 

 tion with its rich foliage. This tree 

 is a native of Georgia and South 

 Carolina ; it has been cul- 

 tivated in gardens for 

 nearly a century, 

 and its beauty is 

 deserving of close 

 attention. It is 

 found to be quite 

 hardy as far north as 

 Boston, where it sur- 

 vives the cold of that 

 trying climate.* The 

 leaves are similar to 

 those of the foregoing 

 species, but they are 



r ^ 'I Magnolia cordata. 



broadly oval, decidedly 



woolly-white beneath, and less pointed at the ends. 



* There are two specimens of this tree in the botanic garden 

 of Harvard University. 



