438 EAPHIOLEPIS. MAGNOLIA. SPIKEA. 



It is a dense-growing plant, preserving its foliage in good 

 condition to late autumn, and in winter is covered with 

 clusters of shining, hard, bfeck seeds. 



It is perfectly hardy, and well worth growing. 



RAPHIOLEPIS. 



R. ovata is a low-growing shrub* with leathery dark 

 green foliage and spikes of showy white flowers, which are 

 succeeded by black berries. It is not hardy in New Eng- 

 land, but will probably prove so south of Philadelphia. 



MAGNOLIA. 



The newest Magnolia is M. Lenne, a beautiful variety, 

 with very large, deep purplish-red flowers. 



It has proved perfectly hardy with us at Glen Ridge, and 

 should find a place in every collection. 



The flowers are produced before the leaves in early 

 spring, about a week later than those of M. Soulongiana. 



SPIKEA. 



Although there is nothing new in shrubby spireas we 

 desire to call attention to S. Thunbergi as the earliest 



