60 The Tingle Nursery Co., Pittsville, Md. 



TWO NEW 



Worthwhile Plants 



WE ESPECIALLY RECOMMEND 

 BOTH OF THESE PLANTS 



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TYPE OF GROWTH: This plant grows in a pyramidal shape, more 

 bushy and twiggy than the M. Stellata. It is a faster growing 

 plant than the Stellata, but not as rapid as the Soulangeana, 

 the branches being much more slender. It bears flowers 'n 

 great profusion. 



TIME OF BLOOMING: Approximately two to four weeks later than 

 the Stellata, not having been affected by freeze or frost. 



DESCRIPTION OF FLOWERS: Flowers are well placed on ends of 

 branchlets, measuring from 41/2 fo 6 inches across. The flowers 

 consist of three to five layers, running from twenty to thirty-two 

 petals, which have more character than the Stellata and stand 

 in a more upright position. 



COLOR OF FLOWERS: Blush pink, buds flesh pink. This mag- 

 nolia is slightly darker than the M. Stellata Rosea, but does not 

 have the purplish tint of the Stellata Rosea. 



ORIGIN: We believe this plant to be a product of cross-fertilization 

 between M. Stellata and M. Soulangeana, although the numbers 

 of layers of petals is greater than we have seen either in the 

 Stellata or the Soulangeana, and the number of petals are 

 correspondingly greater. We believe this to be among the 

 finest magnolias in existence. 



Price, Heavy 3 ft. plants $6.00 each. 



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"Croonenburg" 



NAME: This plant was named by Prof. Carl A. Sorg, formerly of 

 Pennsylvania State College. 



ORIGIN: The origin of this plant is somewhat clouded. The ori- 

 ginal plant was discovered on Lynhaven Bay in a garden close 

 to an old house site occupied by the Croonenburg family. Situ- 

 ated close at hand were a number of magnificent specimens of 

 English Hollies, which had been brought over by Mrs. Croonen- 

 burg's father from Belgium and known to them as Belgian Holly. 

 Although this plant takes on many attributes of the English Holly 

 such as the color, and the size and color of the berries, we be- 

 lieve it to be of the true Ilex Opaca strain. 



The original plant is 35 ft. high and 22 ft. in breadth with limbs 

 running clear to the ground, and so dense the trunk cannot be 

 seen without dividing hte branches. 



DESCRIPTION OF MATURE PLANT: In a mature plant, the leaves 

 are 21/2 to 31/4 inches long and 2 to 2V2 inches wide, having a- 

 bout 7 to 9 spines of a very dark green, not having the usual 

 yellowish tint found in the most familiar American Hollies, it 

 bears berries from cutting almost continuously, as three year old 

 plants this year had branches weighed down with the growth. 

 In a field of several thousand you could not see one plant with- 

 out berries. 



Price, Nice 2 to 3 ft. plants $6.00 each. 



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