114 FOREST TREES. 
hardy in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, and 
probably still further north. 
Magnolia conspicua—Yulan. 
Leaves, obovate, abruptly terminating in a point. 
This is a foreign species of great beauty, the flow- 
ers, which are white and fragrant, appearing in pro- 
fusion before the leaves. It has not been yet tested 
in Northern Illinois. It is hardy about New York 
city, and is highly desirable where it will succeed. 
It grows to the height of twenty or thirty feet. 
M. Soulangeana, according to Loudon, is a hybrid, 
between this species and M. purpurea; but Meehan 
says, between M. acuminata and M. purpurea. It 
can scarcely be called a tree, but is a magnificent 
shrub, flowering profusely in spring, and sometimes 
a second time in summer. The flowers are white, 
tinged with purple. It deserves a place in every gar- 
den where the climate is not too cold. As far as 
tested, it appears likely to be hardy in Northern 
Illinois. 
M. purpurea is a Chinese species—a mere shrub, 
and not hardy in the Northern States. M. grandi- 
flora, the evergreen Magnolia of the Southern States, 
is the finest species of the genus, but will not suc- 
ceed at the North. 
MORUS—MULBERRY. 
Natural Order— Urticacee. 
Flowers, monecious or dicecious; male flowers in 
loose spikes without a corolla; female flowers in 
