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May (L deciduous varying)

l. deciduous, varying from obovate obtuse to elliptic and shortly acuminate, membranous, 2in. to 5in. long. Japan. A pretty tree, flowering before the leaves fully develop. SYN. M. Halleana. (B. M. 6370.) M. Thompsoniana (Thompson's), of gardens. A synonym of M. glauca major. M. tripetala (three-petaled). A synonym of M. Umbrella. M. Umbrella (umbrella).* Umbrella-tree. fl. white, with a slight but not altogether agreeable perfume, 4in. to 6in. in diameter; petals nine to twelve, exterior ones pendent. Spring. l. lanceolate, 1ft. to 2ft. long, spreading, adult ones smooth, younger ones pubescent underneath. h. 35ft. North America, 1752. A free-growing and somewhat straggling hardy deciduous tree. SYN. M. tripetala.