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purple flowers, as in Cvlisus purpureas, with the foliage 



and slender si ts of that kind ; and, thirdly, Adami, of a 



purplish yellow colour intermediate between the two. 

 This remarkable tree appeared in 1825 in the nursery of 

 M. Adam, near Paris. It is said to have originated 

 by budding C. purpureus on to the Laburnum, 

 which alter a time produced intermediate flowers as 

 well. It is in every way a remarkable instance of a 

 graft hybrid. 



Leycesteria forillOSa. — A native of the Himalayas, form- 

 ing a shrub from 4ft. to 6ft. high, with hollow green stems 

 and deeply-tinted leaves. The flowers, borne in drooping 

 clusters, are white, tinged with purple, and not particularly 

 showy, but they are partially sheltered by large leaf-like 

 bracts, which form the most conspicuous portion of the 

 inflorescence. These bracts are in this country of a 

 purplish c olour, hut in the blighter atmosphere of their 

 Himalayan home they aie said to be remarkably brilliant. 

 1 he flowers are produced during the latter part of the 

 s.tmmer and early autumn months. Cuttings put in during 

 the autumn strike root readily either in the open ground 

 or in a frame, this last being preferable. This shrub is 

 so met i m es 

 planted as 

 a covert, as 

 ph ea sants 

 appre ciate 

 the fruit. 



Lilac. — Set 



Svringa. 



Liq 11 i dam- 

 bar sty- 

 rae if lua 



is a North 

 Am eric an 

 tree with 

 lobe d 

 leaves, and 

 bears a 

 g real r e - 

 sent b 1 a nee 

 to s >me ol 

 the .Maples. 

 Its most 

 pro mi n e 1 it 

 cha r a c t er- 

 istic is the 

 brilliant red 

 or purplish 

 red tints 

 assumed by 

 the lea\ pg 

 in autumn, 

 and re- 

 tained for 

 some time 

 before they dr< 

 layers, which 



The leaves of the Tulip Tree change in the autumn to rich 

 yellowish shades. 



Magnolia. — A magnifi-ent group of flowering trees and 

 shrubs, the majority blooming during the spring months. 

 In the case of one or two of them they flower so early that 

 the flowers are occasionally injured by late spring frosts. 

 Magnolias as a class prefer a good deep open soil of a 

 loamy nature that is not dried up at any time. They are 

 not robust-rooting subjects, form but lew fibres, and are 

 very impatient of removal. To run as little risk as possible 

 in this respect some of them are kept in pots in many 

 nurseries. Propagition of the different kinds is a slow 

 process. They should when possible be lavered, but some 

 w ill take two or even three years before they are sufficiently 

 rooted lor removal. M. purpurea or obovata is the easiest 

 to propagate in this way, and plants so obtained are often 

 used as stocks on which to graft some of the other kinds. 

 The operation of grafting, however, requires to be very 

 carefully performed, and several appliances are necessary, 

 so that it should be left to professional hands. The best 

 Magnolias are : 



IT. acuminata [Cucumber Tree). — Quite a tree, with a 



1,1 A GSOLIA 



^SPICCA. 



This Liqui 

 sufficiently 



lamb 



strikes freely from 

 ;ar to lie removed. 

 Besides this, see 1 is often obtainable, and should be sown 

 as soon as possible, but it will even then frequently 

 remain a year or so before germinating. A second species, 

 L. imberbe, is more of a bush, and not particularly 

 ornamental. The Liquidambar is worth planting for its 

 autumn colouring alone. 

 Liriodendron tlllipifera. — This is a truly noble tree, 

 and is said in North America to attain 100ft. in height. 

 The three lobed leaves are remarkable for the abrupt 

 termination of trie central one, so distinct from those of 

 any other tree. Their autumn tints are various shades of 

 yellow. This Liriodendron is known as the Tulip Tree, 

 which name is derived from the blossoms, which are borne 

 in fune on the tips of the shoots, and in general appear- 

 ance greatly resemble those of a Tulip. They are of a 

 yellowish tint. There are several varieties, in one of which, 

 integrilolia. the leaves are without lobes, and in another, 

 aurea, they are of a golden tint. Seed of the Liriodendron 

 is usually sent from America, and should be sown as soon 

 as ripe in a light fairly moist soil, and covered Jin. deep. 



bright 

 which 



wide-spreading head of bian-hes, clothed with 

 green ovate leaves about 6in. long. The flowers, 

 are borne in fune after the foliage has completely deve- 

 loped, are about 4m. in diameter, and of a greenish 

 yellow colour, owing to which tint they do not stand out 

 conspicuously. Cordata is a variety. 



M. Campbelli. — A beautiful species, which requires a 

 rather sheltered place. It is not always satisfactory, but 

 its fragrant rose-coloured flowers are very handsome. 



M. COnspiClia. — A bushy tree, with large pure white 

 sweet-scented blossoms borne in great profusion, generally 

 in April, on the still leafless branches, and therefore all 

 the more conspicuous. This, which is also known as 

 the Vulan, is occasionally called the Water-lily Tree, from 

 the great resemblance that the pure white flowers, with 

 their massive petals, bear to those of the White Water- 

 lily. There are several varieties, such as M. Lenni, 

 Soulangeana, and Soulangeana nigra, in which the flowers 

 are heavily stained with purple. It may be interesting to 

 give the names of the various varieties and hybrids. 

 The species itself is also known as M. Vulan, and garden 

 forms, as given in the Kew list, comprise : M. Alexandria, 



