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Ornamental Shrubs. 



the wood is better ripened and the large autumn buds more 

 fully developed. 



MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA. 



M. hypoleuca, sometimes called the silver-leaved magno- 

 lia, is a native of Japan, and is one of the most striking 

 and attractive members of the family. According to 

 Professor Sargent, who studied it in its native forests on 

 the island of Yezo, it sometimes rises to the height of more 

 than a hundred feet, and is a valuable timber tree, though 

 in garden cultivation it does not appear to have anywhere 



