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ing this tree, when in blossom, the last thing in 

 spring a cunning device to sign its death-war- 

 rant, so as to insure another sale the following 

 year. Magnolia Halleana, or stellata, is beau- 

 tiful on the lawns, with the Forsythia and the 

 pink Chinese double- flowering plum (Prunus 

 trilobd). Every little while one feels like touch- 

 ing his hat to Japan, it has supplied us with so 

 many valuable hardy shrubs and plants. Con- 

 sptcua comes next to Halleana, a much larger 

 plant and flower. M. Lennet is a dark, late- 

 flowering variety which should not be over- 

 looked. The scarce M. purpurea, while not 

 nearly so robust, has a more refined and dis- 

 tinct flower than Lennei, of a very rich lake- 

 color ; the petals are narrower and more point- 

 ed than most magnolias. 



In well-sheltered positions M. macrophylla 

 will withstand even the severe climate of western 

 New York, by protecting it for the first few years 

 during winter a fact worth remembering with 

 regard to many deciduous and evergreen trees 

 which are usually considered not perfectly hardy. 

 This species would be worth growing for its 

 magnificent leaves ; when to these are added its 

 gigantic white tulip-shaped blooms, it is incom- 

 parably the most tropical-looking of all our trees. 

 To obtain its most striking effect it should be 



