. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue of fruit & ornamental trees, roses etc. OEl^ERAL CATALOGUE. 63 AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES. iMagnolia acuminata. CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA. A. A beautiful, pyramidal growing-tree, attaining-from 60 to 90 feet in height. Lea\es 6 to 9 inches long,and bluish green ; flowei-s yello-w, tinted with bluish purple; fruit, when green, resembling a cucumber; hence the name. June. 50c. at. glauca. Glaucous-leaved JIagkolia or S-r^amp Laurel, Sweet Bay. C. A small tree, indigenous to New Jersey; leaves shining above, glaucous or whitish beneath. Mowers white wit
. Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue of fruit & ornamental trees, roses etc. OEl^ERAL CATALOGUE. 63 AMERICAN SPECIES AND VARIETIES. iMagnolia acuminata. CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA. A. A beautiful, pyramidal growing-tree, attaining-from 60 to 90 feet in height. Lea\es 6 to 9 inches long,and bluish green ; flowei-s yello-w, tinted with bluish purple; fruit, when green, resembling a cucumber; hence the name. June. 50c. at. glauca. Glaucous-leaved JIagkolia or S-r^amp Laurel, Sweet Bay. C. A small tree, indigenous to New Jersey; leaves shining above, glaucous or whitish beneath. Mowers white with a very sweet and pleasant odor. May and June. $ 31. macropliylla. 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. $ JI. tripetela. Umbrella Tree. B. A hardy, medium-sized tree, with immense leaves, and large, white flowere, 4 to 6 inches in diameter, appearing in June. $ ;m. Tliompsoniana. Thompson's MAGNOLIA. B. A hybrid between 3/. t/Zouca and Jf. fripe(eJa. Tree of medium size, spreading habit, with large, fine foliage. The flowers, which appear In June, and continue during the summer, are large, creamy-white, and very fragrant, A charming species, requiring some protection in this latitude in winter. $ CHINESE SPECIES AND THEIR HYBRIDS. (Flinvei'ing in May lief ore the leaves appear.) Magnolia coiispicua. 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, \-ery numerous, and appear before the leaves. $ to $ in. Kobus. Thurber's Japan Magnolia. B. a tree of medium size, bushy growth; flowers blush white and fragrant. $ ja. Norbertiana. jSTORBERT's MAGNOLIA. C. A h
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