290 Trees for Shade and Ornament 
The exotic magnolias from China and Japan form quite a group by 
themselves, and are prized for the profusion and magnificence of their 
early flowers. They are hardier than most of our natives and can be 
grown as far north as New England, forming most desirable ornaments 
for every garden and small place, especially when grouped with kalmia, 
rhododendron, and other evergreen shrubbery. For best flower 
effects they should be kept trimmed to shrub form. There are many 
species, varieties, and hybrids, varying mainly in color and size of 
flower. 
The most commonly planted, remarkable for the profusion of their 
large fragrant flowers which appear before the leaves in earliest spring, 
are — 
M. Yulan Desi. (230) (cons picua), a small tree from China, semi-hardy 
into New York and New England, with pure white flowers; 
M. obovaia Thunb. (231) (purpurea) is usually a large shrub with 
stout branches and purple flowers, and a variety of this, M. gracilis, is 
a small bushy shrub, with slender branches and dark purple flowers 
(May, June). 
M. parviflora S. & Z. (232) and M. Watsont Hook. (2320) excel by 
their large, creamy-white flowers with crimson stamens. 
M. stellata Max. (233) (Halleana), one of the most beautiful of the 
smaller trees (eight feet), compact and with spreading branches, is 
quite hardy, bearing profuse, small, white, dainty, and fragrant flowers 
when quite small, and very early (March, April). 
M. Kobus Thunb. (234), from Japan, one of the hardiest (as far as 
Toronto), is a medium-sized tree, with yellowish-white flowers bloom- 
ing rather later in life. 
M. hypoleuca S. & Z. (235), a tall tree from Japan, and also quite 
hardy, with very large leaves, bright green above, silvery-white to bluish 
beneath, and very large, fragrant, creamy-white petals with scarlet 
stamens, blooming after leafing, and showy fruit in fall. 
M. Soulangeana Soul. (236), probably a hybrid of the two pre- 
ceding, of lower stature and spreading habit, with immense white 
flowers appearing later than those of the former, is also one of the 
hardiest. 
M. speciosa (236a), also a hybrid of the above, with red and white 
or rose-colored flowers, appearing still later. 
M. Alexandrina, another hybrid, is a small tree of bushy habit, 
with large, pink flowers (April, May). 
