| |Summer |regular manner towards the
| | |upper parts of the
| | |branches. The flowers are
| | |creamy white. A sheltered
| | |spot suits this best.
| | |
M. Watsoni |Japan |Ivory |A bush about 5 feet high.
| |white |The flowers are remarkable
| |inside, |for their central cluster
| |flushed |of crimson filaments. It
| |with rose |needs a sheltered spot.
| |on the |
| |exterior; |
| |May and |
| |June |
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[Illustration: _MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA var. SOULANGEANA (late Spring)._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Notospartium |New Zealand; |Rose; June|This grows in New Zealand
Carmichaeliae |Leguminosae | |several feet high, but not
| | |here. It has graceful
| | |shoots, which are very
| | |pretty when smothered with
| | |the pink pea-shaped
| | |flowers. A correspondent to
| | |the _Garden_, writing in
| | |July 1900 from Castle
| | |Douglas, N.B., says: "I am
| | |sure if my plant of
| | |Notospartium Carmichaeliae
| | |were to be seen by any one
| |