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Ornamental Shrubs. 



the wood is better ripened and the large autumn buds more 

 fully developed. 



MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA. 



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

 lia, is a nati\'e of japan, and is one of the most striking 

 and attractive meml>ers 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 



