which is 14 feet high, 15 feet broad, and which produced 

 956 flowers in one season. 



Magnolia graciliS) or Delicate Branched Magnolia. This 

 is far more rare than any of the other Chinese Magnolias, 

 being but latterly introduced to this country. With its 

 flowers I am unacquainted, it not having yet produced any 

 with me, though the plants promise to do so the ensuing 

 season. It is sometimes called M. Kobus, or tomentosa. 



Magnolia fuscata^ or Olive Coloured Magnolia. This is 

 an evergreen, with fine glossy foliage, and produces small 

 brownish or olive coloured flowers of extreme fragrance. It 

 does not form so large a plant as the three preceding, but 

 becomes a compact and beautiful bush of moderate size, and 

 is closely clad with its shining leaves. It produces its flowers 

 during summer. 



Magnolia annonafolia, or Smallest Flowered Magnolia, 

 The leaves of this much resemble the preceding, but are 

 more long and narrow ; the flowers are olive coloured, ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant, but smaller than those of any other spe- 

 cies. It is perpetually verdant, and its leaves have a fine 

 glossy appearance. 



Magnolia fiumila> or Chinese Dwarf Magnolia. This is 

 the most diminutive in size of all the species. A plant in a 

 number of years will not attain to more than 15 or 18 inches 

 in height, but will regularly produce its flowers, however 

 small : these are of good size, pure white, and extremely- 

 sweet. 



Hibiscus rosa-sinensi*, or Chinese Rose Hibiscus.' There 

 are few plants which produce flowers of more magnificent 

 appearance than the varieties of this species. Of these there 

 are five double ones, which are of the following colours : 

 Crimson, rose coloured, variegated crimson and white, buff, 

 or orange, and yellow. There are also some single varie- 

 ties. The flowers are produced for many months during 

 summer and until late in the autumn. The foliage is of a 

 shining green and very luxuriant appearance. 



Hibiscus mutabili&i &r Chinese Changeable Hibiscus.* 

 This flowers in November and December ; they are the size 

 of a large garden rose, and their peculiarity consists in their 

 changing from white to blush colour and then to purple, 

 thereby presenting to view flowers of three different colours 

 on the same plant. There are two varieties with single and 

 double flowers. 



Datura arboreO) or Great Peruvian Datura. This plant? 



