Magnolia soulangeana

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Read about Magnolia soulangeana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Magnolia soulangeana, Soul. (M. denudata x M. liliflora). Fig. 2300. Intermediate between the parents. Popular large- shrub or small tree: lvs. obovate to obovate-oblong: fls. large, campanulate, white, more or less purplish outside, often fragrant; sepals usually colored, sometimes almost as long, sometimes hardly half as long as petals, rarely small and greenish. May. A.G. 15:283. B.R. 1164. Gn. 59, p. 241; 66, p. 76; 76. p. 135. F.R. 8:3. R.H. 1912, p. 373. F.E. 15:482 (pl. 51). Gt. 5:166 and 168. Var. Lennei, Rehd. Nearer to M. liliflora. More shrubby: fls. large, deep crimson outside, late. F. 1864:25. V.5:196. G.26:316. G.M. 53:1031. G.L. 24:7. Var. Niemetzii, Hort. A fastigiate form. There are many other named varieties, varying in color and flowering-time, as var. Alexandrina, Hort., fls. outside toward the base deep purple, white inside, one of the earliest (Gn. M. 5:149. R.B. 26:217. R.H. 1912, p. 370); var. alba superba, Hort., white (G. 33:449); var. Brozzonii, Hort., fls. white, shaded purple (G. 34:429,431); var. cyathiformis, Hort. Rinz., cup-shaped, light purple; var. grandis, Hort. Rinz., white, outer petals purple at base and in the middle; var. Norbertiana, Hort., white and light purple, one of the latest to bloom; var. rustica (M. rustica fl. rubro, Hort.), deep purple outside (F.S.R. 1:16. G. 29:201); var. speciosa, Hort., white, striped purple outside; var. triumphans, Hort., pink toward the base outside. These hybrids are among the most popular magnolias on account of their early, bright-colored fls.: they are showier and hardier than the preceding species. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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