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TREES AND SHRUBS 



Name. 



CouNTEY OR Colour 

 Origin and and 



Natural Order. Season. 



General Remarks. 



*Liriodendron tulipi- 

 fera (Tulip tree) 



United States ; 

 Magnoliaceae 



Yellow ; 

 June 



Loropetalum 

 nense 



ohi- 



Magnoliaacuminata 

 (Cucumber tree) 



■'M. conspicua (the 

 Yulan) 



M. Fraseri (Fraser's 

 Magnolia), (Syn 

 auriculata) 



China ; 

 Haraamelideae 



North America ; 

 Magnoliaceee 



China 



North America 



Pure white; 

 Winter 



Greenish 

 yellow 



Pure white; 



early 



Spring 



Creamy 



white ; 



May 



ing trees. There are several 

 varieties, notable among 

 them being integrifolia, in 

 which the distinctive lobes 

 of the leaves are sup- 

 pressed ; aurea maculata, 

 whose leaves are blotched 

 with yellow ; and fastigiata, 

 which is of upright growth. 

 These are all interesting, but 

 not equal in beauty to the 

 type. 

 A very interesting shrub, with 

 long petals, resembling one 

 of the flowers of Hamame- 

 lis ; they appear 6 to 8 

 together in clusters at the 

 bract tips. 

 From a flowering point of view 

 this is one of the least showy 

 of the Magnolias, but the 

 tree has handsome foliage ; 

 it reaches a height of many 

 feet. The leaves are nearly 

 a foot long, and half as much 

 in width. There is a tree 

 6o feet high in Syon Park, 

 Middlesex. 

 Of all the Magnolias, and in- 

 deed of all our deciduous 

 trees, this is one of the finest, 

 and also one of the earliest 

 flowering. It blooms in some 

 seasons as early as March, 

 and the pure white flowers, 

 like silver chalices, stand out 

 boldly from the bare dark- 

 coloured branches. Owing 

 to the flowers expanding so 

 early, they are sometimes in- 

 jured by spring frosts, hence 

 in the northern parts of the 

 country this species is often 

 given wall protection. This 

 Magnolia succeeds best in a 

 good, well-drained, loamy 

 soil of not too heavy a 

 nature, indeed, such vrill 

 suit all the Magnolias per- 

 fectly. 

 A distinguishing feature of this 

 Magnoha is the shape of 

 the large leaves, which are 

 broader towards the upper 

 portion than at the base. 

 It reaches a height of 30 

 feet or more, but needs a 

 spot sheltered from strong 

 winds. The sweet-scented 

 flowers are nearly 6 inches 

 across. 



