|within; |M. Lennei, and not of so
| |late |pleasing a colour. It is,
| |Spring |however, a handsome shrub,
| | |less particular in its
| | |requirements than most
| | |Magnolias.
| | |
M. parviflora |Japan |White; |A neat bush. The centre of
| |May and |the flower is occupied by a
| |June |ring of bright-red
| | |filaments. It is rather
| | |tender.
| | |
*M. soulangeana |Garden origin |White, |A small tree more spreading
| |tinged |in character than M.
| |purple |conspicua, and flowering
| |outside; |also a little later. Very
| |Spring |pretty, early flowering.
| | |
*M. stellata (Syn. |Japan |Pure |The earliest of all the
M. halleana) | |white; |Magnolias. It is a much
| |March |branched shrub, seldom more
| | |than 4 feet high, and as
| | |much through. The flowers,
| | |which are borne in great
| | |profusion, are about 3
| | |inches in diameter, and
| | |composed of a dozen or so
| | |of strap-shaped petals; a
| | |lovely shrub. There is a
| | |variety of this with pink
| | |flowers.
| | |
M. tripetala |North America |Creamy |A tree remarkable for its
(Umbrella tree), | |white; |large handsome leaves,
(Syn. M. Umbrella) | |early |which are arranged in a