. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. MAGNOLIA MAGNOLIA Alexandria. Huge flowers with a rosy purple outside and a pure white inside. M. Glauca (Sweetbay Magnolia). Fragrant creamy white flowers in May. Semi-ever- green leaves of waxy appearance and will stand a shady location. M. Grandiflora (Southern Magnolia). A single truck, pyramidal type with long, glossy, ever- green leaves of waxy appearance. Large white flowers in May. Needs some winter protection in this area
. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Nurseries Horticulture Catalogs; Evergreens Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Climbing plants Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. MAGNOLIA MAGNOLIA Alexandria. Huge flowers with a rosy purple outside and a pure white inside. M. Glauca (Sweetbay Magnolia). Fragrant creamy white flowers in May. Semi-ever- green leaves of waxy appearance and will stand a shady location. M. Grandiflora (Southern Magnolia). A single truck, pyramidal type with long, glossy, ever- green leaves of waxy appearance. Large white flowers in May. Needs some winter protection in this area. M. soulangeana. Perhaps the best known Mag- nolia, producing large cup-shaped flowers of pink outside and white inside, blooming be- fore the foliage appears. These blossoms almost hide the branches. Be sure to see the large Magnolia trees in bloom at our nursery. M. nigra. Similar to the above Magnolia but with deep reddish purple blossoms appearing a short time later than the pink variety and with a deeper and larger foliage. M. stellata (Star Magnolia). A shrub type with fragrant, star-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves, for use as a specimen. FLOWERING CRABS One of the most beautiful of the spring- flowering ornamentals. Thrive on most any soil and we offer several different shades of bloom and types of growth bearing ornamental fruit. Listed below are some of the varieties which we consider excellent in specimen or mass plantings. Most of the Flowering Crabs do not grow to exceed 20 ft. MALUS Aldenham. A vigorous rounded tree with arching branches and dark green foliage. Blossoms single and semi-double on long stems. Blooms slightly later and darker red than Eleyi. M. Almey. One of the best of the red flower- ing Crabs with an open habit of growth that holds its color well and blooms at an early age. M. Arnold. Deep rose buds opening pink and fading to white. Grows as broad as tall. M. atrosanguinea (Carmine Crab). Carmine flowers appearing early and covering alm
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