. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition. Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 34 ELLWANGER dc BARRY'S CATALOGUE. M. speciosa. Showy-floweked Magnolia. Resembles the M. Soulan- geana in growth and foliage, but the flowers are a little smaller and of a lighter color, fully a week later, and remain in perfect condition upon the tree longer tiian those of any other Chinese variety. These qualities combined with its hardiness, render it, in our estimation, one of the .most valuable sorts. $
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, hardy perennial plants, etc. : twenty-fifth edition. Ornamental trees Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 34 ELLWANGER dc BARRY'S CATALOGUE. M. speciosa. Showy-floweked Magnolia. Resembles the M. Soulan- geana in growth and foliage, but the flowers are a little smaller and of a lighter color, fully a week later, and remain in perfect condition upon the tree longer tiian those of any other Chinese variety. These qualities combined with its hardiness, render it, in our estimation, one of the .most valuable sorts. $ to $ See cut. M. superba. Origin same as that of the above varieties; differs little from Soularigeana; flowers a trifle darker. $ FLOWERS OF THE MAGNOLIA SPECIOSA. (One-half Natural Size.) M. L-ennei. Lennes Magnolia. A seedling of M. purpurea. Foliage large, flowers dark purple. A superb variety, and quite rare. $ M. obovata. {purpurea.) Chinese Purple Magnolia. A dwarf species, with showy purple flowers in May and June. Being a little tender, it requires protection. $ var. rubra. Chinese Red Magnolia. A variety of the M. ohovaia. Branches more slender, of more erect habit; flowers much larger and a deep purple. $ M. stellata, syn. Halleana. Hall's Japan Magnolia. Introduced by Dr. Hall from Japan. It is of dwarf habit and produces its pure white semi- double fragrant flowers in April, earlier than any other Magnolia. $, MORTIS. Mulberry. Maulbeere, Ger. Murier, Fr. M. alba. White Mulberry. A native of China. Tree small, and of slender rapid growth. Fruit pinkish white. var. fastig'iata. A very compact pyramidal grower; leaves large; fruit dark brown; 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 Ellwanger & Barry; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery
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