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Identifier: catalogue1906fanc (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fancher Creek Nurseries; Roeding, George Christian, 1868-1928; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Fresno, Calif. : George C. Roeding
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FANGHER CREEK NURSERIES. 77 Magnolia acuminata. "Cucumber Tree." Ninety feet. A majestic, pyramidal-grow- ing tree, with large, conspicuous leaves and yellowish-white flowers; fruit, when green, resembling a cucumber, hence the name. Magnolia macrophylla. "Great Leaved Mag- nolia." A beautiful species of medium size; leaves two feet long, hairy and white be- neath; flowers of immense size, 8 to 10 inches in diameter. A rare tropical look- ing tree. China berry tree; takes the shape of an umbrella; is of striking beauty, and is one of the handsomest of shade trees; shade very dense; foliage bright dark green; produces lilac-colored flowers, succeeded by a fruit with an external pulp, and a hard nut within. We are making a speci- alty of the culture of this, one of the most beautiful of all deciduous trees, and can recommend it as something extraor- dinarily fine; one of the best trees for this valley, thriving and growing luxuri- antly in almost any soil.
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Melia Azedarach umbraculiformis. The Texas Umbrella Tree. Magnolia stellata. "Halleana or Hall's Jap- an Magnolia." A beautiful dwarf species, producing pure white, semi-double, fra- grant flowers in April; earlier than any other Magnolia. MELIA. Bead Tree. Umbrella Tree The name Bead-tree has been given to the species of this genus on account of the use made of the seeds in Catholic countries, where the nuts are threaded for beads, hav- ing a natural perforation through the cen- ter. Melia Azedarach umbraculiformis. "Texas Umbrella." The first tree that .came to notice was found near San Jacinto, Texas. Entirely different from the Pride of India; MORUS. Mulberry The Mulberry trees are natives of the temperate regions in the Old and New World. Their widespread introduction into the United States dates back from the time of the silk worm mania about a half century ago when it was asserted that silk was to take the place of cotton. Only a few of the varieties produce fruit of any size, but their insipid sweetness make them of little value for culinary purposes. The trees are rapid dense growers and are popular for planting in hog pastures and chicken yards, the ani- mals relishing the fruits keenly. A few trees in the vicinity of a cherry orchard are almost a sure protection from the birds as they will invariably go to the Mulberries first.

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