. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 53 AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES. Magnolia acuminata. Cucumber Magnolia. A. A beautiful pyramidal growing tree, attain- ing from 60 to 90 feet in height. Leaves 6 to 9 inches long, and bluish green ; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple; fruit, when green, resembles a cucumber, hence the name. June. 50c. M. cordata. Heart shaped leaves, yellow flowers. $ M. macrophylla. Great-leaved Magnolia. B. A superb species, of medium size. Leaves two feet in length, pubescent and white beneath. Flowers white, of immense size, w
. Ellwanger & Barry : Mount Hope nurseries. GENERAL CATALOGUE. 53 AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES. Magnolia acuminata. Cucumber Magnolia. A. A beautiful pyramidal growing tree, attain- ing from 60 to 90 feet in height. Leaves 6 to 9 inches long, and bluish green ; flowers yellow, tinted with bluish purple; fruit, when green, resembles a cucumber, hence the name. June. 50c. M. cordata. Heart shaped leaves, yellow flowers. $ M. macrophylla. Great-leaved Magnolia. B. 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 10 inches in diam- eter, appearing in June. A rare, tropical looking tree. $ M. tripetela. Umbrella Tree. B. A hardy, medium sized tree, with immense leaves, and large, white flowers, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, appearing in June. $ CHINESE SPECIES AND THEIR HYBRIDS. Flowering in May before the leaves appear. M. conspicua. Chinese White Magnolia- Chandelier, or Yulan Magnolia. C. A Chinese species of great beauty. The tree is of medium size, shrub-like in growth while young, but attains the size of a tree in time. The flowers are large, pure white, very numerous, and appear before the leaves. $ M. Kobus. Thurber's Japan Magnolia. B. A tree of medium size, bushy growth; flowers blush white and fragrant. $ M. Norbertiana. Norbert's Magnolia. C. Tree vigorous and of regular outline; foliage showy; flowers reddish purple. One of the best. $ M. Soulangeana. Soulange's Magnolia. C. In habit it closely resembles M. conspicua; shrubby and branching while young, but becoming a fair sized tree. Flowers white and purple, cup-shaped, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Foliage large, glossy, and massive. One of the hardiest and finest of the foreign Magnolias. Blooms later than conspicua. $ M. speciosa. Showy-flowered Magnolia. C. Resembles the M. Soulangeana in growth and foliage, but the flowers are a little smaller and of a lighter color, fully
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