As the population has increased, so too has the market. In Taipei, everyone has seen a magnolia blossom, but few have seen a magnolia tree, or know where it grows.
漸漸的，工業社會取代了農業社會，都市的人口增加，庭院縮小，甚至沒有，自家栽植花樹的風氣逐漸隱沒，有玉蘭樹的人家少了。