Few flowering plants can equal the Magnolia in full bloom. 
From the evergreen Bull Bay with its occasional flower 
here or there, to the deciduous varieties with their bare 
branches covered with flowers, there are types and varieties 
to please everyone. 
Evergreen 
MAGNOLIA COMPRESSA (Michelia compressa). An evergreen tree to 40 feet 
with 4-inch oblong leaves and fragrant yellow flowers 1 inch across. 
M. GRANDIFLORA. See page 7. 
M. GRANDIFLORA ROTUNDIFOLIA. An interesting variety of the Bull 
Bay with broad, nearly blunt leaves. 
M. VIRGINIANA (glauca). Sweet Bay. Fragrant white flowers 3 inches 
across in June. 
Deciduous 
MAGNOLIA ACUMINATA. Cucumber Tree. A deciduous tree blooming 
with the leaves. Greenish yellow flowers followed by red fruit 4 inches long. 
M. ACUMINATA CORDATA. Yellow Cucumber Tree. Canary-yellow flowers 
lined with purple appear in May, followed by red fruit. 
M. DENUDATA (conspicua). Yulan. Creamy white, sweet-scented flowers 
6 inches across, in April. 
M. KOBUS. A Japanese tree growing to 80 feet in its native land. White 
flowers 4 to 5 inches across appear before the leaves. 
M. LILIFLORA. Lily-flowered Magnolia. A shrub to 10 feet with oval leaves 
The flowers are purple outside, white inside, and come be- 
A to 7 inches long 
fore the leaves. 
4H M. LILIFLORA NIGRA. Flowers dark purple outside, pale purple inside. 
M. OBOVATA. Tall trees with leaves up to 1 foot long. Flo wers white, fragrant 
' to 7 inches across. Scarlet 
H to long. 
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A type having a purple base Blf Kg» jllp 
on the outside of the petals. ^ 
M. PARVIFLORA SEMI- ^ f / 
PLENA. White, fragrant f J s' 
flowers to 4 inches across, 
with crimson stamens. 
M. SOULANGEANA. Saucer Magnolia. Small ■') ^^A 
tree with very large white flowers more or less w 
purplish outside and often fragrant. 
M. SOULANGEANA ALBA SUPEREA. Large fBr , ^ ^ 
Saucer Magnolia. A pure white form. W i ^ ’B 
M. SOULANGEANA ALEXANDRINA. Flow- f W "T 
ers deep purple at base outside. I ^ 
M. SOULANGEANA BROZZONI. Blooms Jr A 
white, shaded purple. 
M. SOULANGEANA LENNEI. A more W 
shrubby tree. Flowers deep crimson outside. ff 
M. SOULANGEANA NIGRA. Dark red. J f , 
M. SOULANGEANA RUSTIC A. Rose-red. '# 
M. STELLATA. Star Magnolia. A round bush ljU/ 
not over 10 to 12 feet high. Pure white flow- - 
ers 3 inches across. SL.t 
M. STELLATA ROSEA. A light pink form | 
of the above. ^r y *• 
M. TRIPETALA. Umbrella Tree. Large tree ^ 4f’ 
with blooms 8 to 10 inches across. fLM 
M., WATERLILY. A hybrid of M. 
stellata and M. Soulangeana which JB r) 
we believe to be one of the finest { j JJEgJ 
Magnolias in existence. The pyr- k. 'Bp t 
amidal plant, more bushy and \ ^ * sT / mm 
twiggy than M. stellata, blooms in * 
great profusion two to four weeks 
later than that variety, thus escap- |Lj 
ing late freezes. The blooms are | vW' ' — 
from 4 V 2 to 6 inches across, with ^ 
20 to 30 petals. Buds are flesh- W^~W0^J 
pink and the open flower blush- 
pink. A distinct Magnolia origi- B^^^ J k 
nated by Greenbrier Farms. J j ||3B 
1. WATSONI. Sweet-scented, 
creamy white flowers 5 to 6 
inches across. MST 7 % \£n 
MAGNOLIA, WATERLILY 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA LENNEI 
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MAGNOLIA STELLATA 
