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bright rose at maturity. This is a very desirable tree for lawn 
and park planting. 
Magnolia Yulan.—This is a hardy species, native of China 
and Japan, which attains a height of 50 feet. The leaves 
are obovate-oblong, 4-7 inches long. The flowers are white, 
about 6 inches in diameter, blooming in April or early May. 
This is one of the most showy magnolias. 
Magnolia Kobus.—This Japanese species is more pyramidal 
in form than M. Yulan but not so showy nor free-blooming. 
It grows to a height of from 60 to 80 feet and is very 
hardy. It makes a good lawn tree. 
Magnolia obovata.—This large shrub is native, to China 
and Japan. The leaves are 4-7 inches long, ovate-obovate. 
The flowers are large, white inside, purple outside, and bloom 
in May or June. This is not as hardy a species as those 
previously mentioned. 
Magnolia Soulangeana.—This magnolia is a hybrid between 
M. Yulan and M. obovata, and forms a small tree or very 
large shrub. The flowers appear in early spring before the 
leaves and are very conspicuous. They are white on the in- 
side and more or less purple on the outside and are often 
fragrant. There are many varieties of this species, differing 
mainly in time of bloom and deepness of purple in the 
flowers. 
M. Soulangeana var. Alexandrina is one of the earliest mag- 
nolias to bloom. 
M. Soulangeana var. Norbertiana is probably the latest to 
bloom. 
M. Soulangeana var. nigra has dark purple flowers. 
M. Soulangeana var. Lennei has deep crimson flowers. 
Other varieties of M. Soulangeana differ but little in time 
of bloom and color of flowers. The early flowering of these 
magnolias makes them particularly desirable for mass plant- 
ing and as individual specimens on the lawn. 
