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liiiok name (j1' tliis sjilcndid 

 siilijec't is jSliiijiKiriit coii- 

 Kjiii'iia, var. Sniildiif/i'iiiKi , 

 which gives a jji-oper cliiu 

 to its place in classilicatioii. 

 It is a variety of one oli' the 

 l.>est known and most valued 

 of hardy llowering- trees^ its 

 chiei^ distinction from the 

 species being tlie licautiful 

 tinge of purple on the out- 

 side of the petals, ilag- 

 noha coKxpiriui is well 

 named, for in the dawn of 

 summer^ ere the trees are 

 fully in leaf, and when this 

 particular tree is Lut show- 

 ing that it intends to ha\'e 

 leaves, the great cup-shaped 

 flowers appear, ^lsually of 

 an ivory-white colour, but 

 subject to be tinged with 

 pink or purple, as local 

 circumstances may affect the growth. Seedling plants 

 develop in various degrees the tendency to this pink or 



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