52 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



merits. One of the finest and hardiest of all in this sec- 

 tion of Asiatic Magnolias is Soulange's Magnolia (M. 

 Soulangeana), which closely resembles the White Chinese; 

 flowers cup-shaped, white and purple ; foliage large and 

 massive, C. The Showy-flowering Magnolia {M. speciosa), 

 differs from the last-named in having smaller and some- 

 what paler flowers, but producing them in great profusion, 

 and they remain longer on the tree than those of any other 

 variety; forms a conspicuous specimen tree, C. Norbert's 

 Magnolia {M. Norhertiana), resembles Soulange's, but is 

 lighter colored. Lenne's Red-flowering Magnolia {M. 

 Lennei), very large, deep-reddish-purple flowers, and 

 good-sized showy leaves, C. Thompson's Magnolia (var. 

 Tliompsonia7ia) , is a hybrid between the American Um- 

 brella Magnolia and the Sweet Bay, partaking mostly of 

 the character of the latter ; it has large leaves ; large, 

 fragrant, creamy-white flowers, but it is tender in the 

 K'orth. 



Deciduous Cypress. Taxodium. A-C. 



The several trees that go by this name, are conifers, that 

 shed their leaves every autumn like the Larches. They 

 somewhat resemble the Larches in form of growth and 

 the small size of their leaves ; but are less hardy, and 

 thriving only in protected localities in the Xorth. 



The Deciduous Swamp Cypress ( Taxodmm distichum) 

 is a stately tree of the Southern States, but succeeds in 

 the North in protected places. A, There is a variety, 

 known as the Weeping Deciduous Cypress (var. pendulum), 

 which is a fine tree. 



The Chinese W^eeping Deciduous Cypress {T. Si- 

 7iense pe^ididum and Glyptostrohus pendulus of the cata- 

 logues), is now, by the best authorities, regarded as a va- 

 riety of the above. It is a beautiful, perfectly straight 

 tree, with slightly drooping, horizontal branches and 

 twisted foliage in tufts; sheds its lower branches with age. 



