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CHAPTER XXII.
DECIDUOUS GARDEN-TREES AND SHRUBS.
This chapter contains the ornamental plants, which leaves
fall in autumn. They are planted in gardens, and admised of
their beautiful flowers, fruits, leaves and stems. The plants suitable
for avenues, pot- plants, and vase-flowers are also mentioned
here.
596. Magnolia obovata, 77;., Jap. Mokurenge, S/iinwkuren
; a garden tree of the order Magnoliaceas attaining to a
height of about 10 fts. It opens the flowers, dark purple on the
outside and purple inside, before it sprouts. There is a variety
called Sarasa-renge (M. obovata purpurea), with small light purple
flowers.
597. Magnolia conspicua, Salisb., Jap. Haku-mokuren,
Giokuran ; a garden plant of the order Magnoliacea3, attaining to
a height
of 10-20 fts. It is nearly the same as the preceding in
form, but the flowers are pale white, being prized
fragrant odour.
for their
597. b. Magnolia Stellata, Max., Jap. Shide-kobushi,
Hime-kobtishi ; a species allied to Magnolia kobus (384). The
flower consists of about 10 petals, which are narrow and pinkshaded
white. There are still other varieties of Magnolia kobus,
as called Qkobnshi (large) and Murasaki-kobtishi (purplish).
598. Magnolia parviflora, S. et Z., Jap. Oyama-renge;
a garden plant of the order Magnoliaceae growing to a height of
about 10 fts. It resembles Magnolia obovata (596) in shape, but
smaller.
The flower is white with red stamens, and is fragrant.
599. Sterculia platanifolia, ., Jap. Ao-giri, Itszi-saki;
a garden plant of the order Sterculiaceae growing to a height of
40-50 fts. It produces male and female flowers, and yields pods
which burst when ripe and expose small round edible seeds attached
to both edges of the pods. Fibre is prepared from the
bark. The mucilaginous substance contained in the bark is used