. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. CATALPA (speciosa). TWO YEARS OLD IN NURSERY. MAGNOLIA. One of the most beautiful species of flowering trees. Being difficult to trans- plant, small trees three feet high are preferable. Accuminata Magnolia (Cucumber Tree) — A beautiful pyramidal growing native species, growing to a height of 50 or 60 feet, with large, glossy leaves; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple. Soulangeana Magnolia (Soulange's Mag- nolia)—A French h
. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. CATALPA (speciosa). TWO YEARS OLD IN NURSERY. MAGNOLIA. One of the most beautiful species of flowering trees. Being difficult to trans- plant, small trees three feet high are preferable. Accuminata Magnolia (Cucumber Tree) — A beautiful pyramidal growing native species, growing to a height of 50 or 60 feet, with large, glossy leaves; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple. Soulangeana Magnolia (Soulange's Mag- nolia)—A French hybrid; a rather irreg- ular grower; foliage large, glossy and massive; flowers very large, three to five inches in diameter, white and purple. Very effective. MAPLE. Ash-Leaved Maple (Box Elder)—A fine rapid-growing variety, with handsome, light green pinnated foliage and spread- ing head. Very hardy; well adapted for cold climates in the west. Very desir- able for parks and one of the best for EUROPEAN LARCH. Norway Maple—A native of Europe. Its large, compact habit, broad, deep green, shining foliage, and its vigorous growth, render it one of the most desirable species for streets, parks and lawns. (See cut.) Purple-Leaved Sycamore Maple (Purpurea) —A strong, rapid grower; foliage deep green on the upper surface and purplish red underneath. Produces a fine effect with other trees. Purple-Leaved—A beautiful variety, with young shoots and leaves of a bright pur- plish and crimson color, which changes to purplish green towards Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Greening Bros; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Monroe, Mich. : Greening Bros. Nurseries
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