GEN Kit A L CA TA LOG UE. 
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AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 
Magnolia acuminata. Cucumber Maqnolia. A. A beautiful, pyramidal growing* tree, attaining from 60 to 90 
feet in height. Leaves 0 to 9 inches long, and bluish green ; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple; fruit, 
when green, resembling a cucumber; hence the name. June. 50c. 
M. glauca. Glaucous-leaved Magnolia or Swamp Laurel, Sweet Ray. C. A small tree, indigenous to 
New Jersey; leaves shining above, glaucous or whitish beneath. Flowers white with a very sweet and 
pleasant odor. May and June. §1.00. 
M. macrophylla. Great-leaved Magnolia. 15. A superb species, of medium size. Leaves two feet in length, 
pubescent and white beneath. Flowers white, of immense size; when fully blown, 8 to H) inches in diam¬ 
eter, appearing in June. A rare tropical looking tree. §2.00. 
M. tripctela. Umbrella Tree. 15. A hardy, medium-sized tree, with immense leaves, and large, white flowers, 
4 to 0 inches in diameter, appearing iu June. §1.00. 
M. Thompson hum. Thompson’s Magnolia. 15. A hybrid between M. glctuca and M. tripetcla. Tree of medium 
size, spreading habit, with large, fine foliage. The flowers, which appear in June, and continue during the 
summer, arc large, creamy-white, and very fragrant, A charming species, requiring some protection in 
this latitude iu winter. §2.00. 
CHINESE SPECIES AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 
(Flowering in Mau before the Uavex appear .) 
Magnolia consplcua. Chinese White Magnolia. Chandelier, or Yulan Magnolia. C. A Chinese species 
of great beauty. The tree is of medium size, shrub-like in growth whilo young, but attains the size of a 
tree in time. The flowers are large, pure white, very numerous, and appear before the leaves. $1.30 to $2.00. 
M. Kobus. Thbubkr's Japan Magnolia. IS. A tree of medium size, bushy growth; flowers blush white and 
fragrant. $1.00. 
M. Norbertiana. Noubert’s Magnolia. C. A hy¬ 
brid between M. com)iicua and M. obovata. Tree 
vigorous and of regular outline; foliage showy; 
flowers reddish purple. One of the best. $2.00. 
M. Soulangeana. SOULANGE’S Magnolia. C. An¬ 
other hybrid raised from seed, at Fromont, near 
Paris. In habit it closely resembles M. conspicua; 
shrubby and branching while young, but becom¬ 
ing a fair-sized tree. Flowers white and purple, 
cup shaped, and 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Foli¬ 
age large, glossy and massive. It forms a hand¬ 
some tree worked upon the 3/. acuminata. One 
of the hardiest and finest of the foreign Magnolias. 
Blooms later than conspicua. See cut. $1.50 to 
$ 2 . 00 . 
M. speciosa. SnowY-FLOWERED Magnolia. C. Ke- 
sembles the M. Soulangeana ill growth and foli¬ 
age, but the flowers are a little smaller and of 
a lighter color, fully a week luter, and remain in 
perfect condition upon the tree longer than those 
of any other Chinese variety. These qualities 
combined with its hardiness, render it, in our es¬ 
timation, one of the most valuable sorts. $1.00. 
M. Lennei. Lenne’s Magnolia. C. A seedling of M. 
purpurea. Foliage large, flowers dark purple. 
A superb variety. $2.00. 
M. obovata. (purpurea.) Chinese Purple Magnolia. 
C. A dwarf species, with showy purple flowers in May and June. Being a little tender, it requires protec¬ 
tion. $1.00. 
var. rubra. Chinese Red Magnolia. C. A variety of the M. obovata. Branches more slender, of more 
erect habit; flowers much larger and a deep purple. $2.00. 
M. stellate, syn. Halleana. II all's Japan Magnolia. I). Introduced by Dr. Hall from Japan. It is of dwarf 
lmbit and produces its pure white semi-double fragrant flowers in April, earlier than any other Mag¬ 
nolia. $2.00. 
Magnolia Soulangeana. (Reduced Size). 
MORUS. Mulberry. Maulbeehe, Ger. Murieii, Fr. 
M. alba. White Mulberry. B. A native of China. Tree small, and of slender rapid growth. Fruit pinkish 
white. 50e. 
M. Downingi. Downing's Everbearing. B. A rapid growing tree, which bears fine fruit. 50c. 
il. fastigiata. B. A very compact pyramidal grower; leaves large; fruit dark brown; sweet. 50c. 
ew American. B. Fruit large and of fine quality. Tree rapid growing and perfectly hardy here. It bears 
delicious fruit from middle of July until autumn. 50c. 
M. Weeping Russian Mulberry. 1 ). Forms a perfect umbrella shaped head, with long, slender branches droop¬ 
ing to the ground, parallel to the stem ; very hardy. One of the prettiest small weeping trees. See cut. $2. 
