. 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. All plants have ball of earth attached to the roots, ensuring safety in transplanting. 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. Norbertiana. Norbert's Magnolia. C. flowers reddish purple. One of the best M. Soulangeana. Soulange's WEEPING MULBERRY (Reduced), foliage showy Tree vigorous and of regular outline $ 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 httle smaller and of a lighter color, fully a wee
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