Magnolia grandiflora

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Read about Magnolia grandiflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Magnolia grandiflora, Linn. (M.foetida, Sarg.). Bull Bay. Tall evergreen tree, to 80 ft., of pyramidal habit: branchlets and buds rusty-pubescent: lvs. thick and firm, oblong to obovate, glossy above, ferrugineous-pubescent beneath, sometimes glabrous at length, 5-8 in. long: fls. white, fragrant, 7-8 in. across; sepals large, petaloid; petals 6-12, obovate; stamens purple: fr. oval or ovate, rusty brown and pubescent, 3-4 in. long. May- Aug. N. C. to Tex. S.S. 1:1, 2. Gn. 22, p. 28; 24, pp. 509, 511; 33, p. 538. J.H. III. 52:237. G. 2:567; 9:225; 19:153; 36:187. G.W. 3, p. 377. F.E. 17:788, p. 781. Var. angustifolia, Loud. (var. salicifolia, Hort.). Lvs. lanceolate, wavy. Var. lanceolata, Ait. Lvs. oblong- lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, less rusty beneath. B.M. 1952. L.B.C. 9:814. There are many other named varieties, as: var. gloriosa, Hort., with fls. to 14 in. across and broad lvs.; var. rotundifolia, Hort., with very dark green roundish lvs.; var. praecox, Hort., early flowering; var. obovata, Nichols., with obovate-oblong lvs.; var. Kathariniana, Bedelian, with very broad lvs. and smaller fls. with narrower petals; var. galissoniensis, Hort., one of the hardiest forms; var. Pravertiana, Hort., of stubby pyramidal habit; var. exoniensis, Loud, (var. stricta, Hort. M. oxoniensis; Hort.), of vigorous growth and narrow pyramidal habit: lvs. oblong-elliptic, usually rusty beneath: fls. somewhat contracted. Blooms early and freely. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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