. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. DECrDtJOUS TEEES. 31 street trees, -where there is liability of iajury to its bark or body, we do not advise it. The moAyrophylla or large-leaved magnolia grows so rapidly while young, that in our Northern States it is comparatively tender, and recjuires to be protected for eight or ten years, or untU it seems to have arrived at comparative maturity, after which we have found it perfectly hardy. In our Southern States, or all south of Washington, it is one of t
. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. DECrDtJOUS TEEES. 31 street trees, -where there is liability of iajury to its bark or body, we do not advise it. The moAyrophylla or large-leaved magnolia grows so rapidly while young, that in our Northern States it is comparatively tender, and recjuires to be protected for eight or ten years, or untU it seems to have arrived at comparative maturity, after which we have found it perfectly hardy. In our Southern States, or all south of Washington, it is one of the most beautiful of the many beautiful trees of that semi-tropical region. The magnolia eordata is another Southern variety, but per-. Fia. 12.—Maqkolia Glauca. fectly hardy in most sections of the Northern States. It makes a, tree of medium size, and is not desirable except for large grounds or collections. The auriculata is a variety very similar to the acummata in general appearance, not quite as vigorous, and does not make as large a tree, and for parks or pleasure-grounds, where beauty, not a botanical specimen, is the point sought for, it is not equal in value to the acuminata. The glauca or swamp magnolia is almost a sub-evergreen, often retaining its foliage until January, even in our Northern Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. New York, G. E. Woodward
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