February  7,  1901. 
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known.  In  addition  to  being  a  good  outdoor  plant  it  is  most  useful 
for  forcing. 
Between  the  two  former  species  a  number  of  hybrids  have  been 
raised  which  may  be  well  represented  by  the  two  following — M.  Lennei, 
having  immense,  Tulip-shaped  flowers,  white  inside,  and  bright  reddish 
from  75  to  80  feet  is  completely  smothered  with  blossoms.  In  the  same 
place  fine  specimens  of  M.  conspicua  and  M.  obovata  are  to  be  seen, 
while  in  other  parts  of  the  gardens  large  beds  of  M.  stellata  are 
sufficient  testimony  of  its  worth. 
To  be  successful  with  these  early  Magnolias  they  should  be  given 
purple  outside  ;  and  M.  Soulangeana,  an  older  and  better  known  plant, 
growing  as  tall  as  M.  conspicua,  with  a  more  compact  and  bushy  head. 
The  flowers  are  white  inside,  and  tinged  with  purple  outside.  A  visit 
to  Kew  would  convince  anyone  of  the  worthiness  of  this  plant.  In  the 
Azalea  garden  a  specimen  15  or  16  feet  high,  with  a  circumference  of 
a  position  sheltered  from"1  cold  winds  and  shaded  from  early  morning 
sun,  for  when  in  flower  the  blossoms  are  easily  damaged  by  cold  winds 
or  rapid  thawing  after  a  frosty  night.  A  mixture  of  peat,  loam,  and 
leaf  mould  in  well  drained  ground  should  be  given,  aud  after  once 
planting  the  roots  should  never  be  disturbed. — W.  D. 
