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Slender-growing Magnolia (var. gracilis), a grace- 

 ful and finer formed variety of the above, with a more 

 slender, fastigiate growth, E. 



Very Dark-purple Japan Magnolia {M. atropur- 

 purea), has the darkest flowers of all the Magnolias; later 

 in bloom than the Chinese, B. 



Hall's Japan Magnolia (M. stellata), a very early- 



Fig. 4.— MAGNOLIA STELLATA. 



flowering sort, with pure white flowers, the petals arranged 

 in double rows. M. hypoleuca and M. parviflora, are com- 

 paratively recent introductions of promise. 



The hybrids produced between the species possess high 



