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delicately pink wKen fully expanded. TKe fruit is tiny, dull greenisK red 
and not sliowy. Its specific name is derived from the fact that in Central 
China, where it is a feature of the thickets and margins of woods on the 
mountains, the peasants collect and dry the leaves and from them prepare 
a palatable beverage which they call red tea. 
Malus Toringo is a type introduced from Asia. It is taller growing than 
M. Sargenti, but no doubt is the parent of Sargenti. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced in abundance, giving the effect of plum blossoms, followed by a 
great quantity of cherry-red fruit which holds out well into the winter. 
Magnolias 
Chinese Magnolias are the most colorful of all the Magnolias. The assort¬ 
ment is very large, but only limited number of these varieties are available, 
inasmuch as the public is inclined to buy only that which they have seen 
before. It is up-hill work to introduce new varieties; nurserymen 
are almost invariably 
holding the bag when 
they are offering new 
sorts, even if the newer 
sorts are not materially 
higher priced than the 
older ones. 
Young, well estab¬ 
lished plants of Chi¬ 
nese Magnolias pro¬ 
duce enormous leaves 
throughout the grow¬ 
ing season, and when 
the rainfall is ample, 
the soil fertile, they 
will produce a contin¬ 
uous crop of flowers 
throughout the entire 
summer, mainly from 
the terminal buds. This 
unseasonable produc¬ 
tion of flowers does 
Chinese Magnolia 
not in the least inter- 
