The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 71 • NUMBER 3 The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 71 • NUMBER 3 • 2014 CONTENTS Arnoldia (ISSN 0004–2633; USPS 866–100) 2 Untangling the Twisted Tale of is published quarterly by the Arnold Arboretum Oriental Bittersweet of Harvard University. Periodicals postage paid Peter Del Tredici at Boston, Massachusetts. Subscriptions are $20.00 per calendar year 19 Magnolia virginiana: Ephemeral domestic, $25.00 foreign, payable in advance. Courting for Millions of Years Remittances may be made in U.S. dollars, by Juan M. Losada check drawn on a U.S. bank; by international money order; or by Visa, Mastercard, or American 28 Wish You Were Here Express. Send orders, remittances, requests to Nancy Rose purchase back issues, change-of-address notices, and all other subscription-related communica- 36 Chimonanthus praecox: A tions to Circulation Manager, Arnoldia, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130- Redolence of China 3500. Telephone 617.524.1718; fax 617.524.1418; David Yih e-mail
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[email protected] Inside front cover: Read about the complex flowering and pollination process of sweetbay Postmaster: Send address changes to magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) starting on page Arnoldia Circulation Manager 19. Photo of M. virginiana × virginiana ‘Milton’, The Arnold Arboretum accession 779-87-A, by Michael S.