. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. TREES TREES 1839 Magnolia. M. grandiflora is justly considered the glory of southern broad-leaved evergreen trees. There are many forms, based on the size and shape of the leaves and the flowers. The superb white flow
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. TREES TREES 1839 Magnolia. M. grandiflora is justly considered the glory of southern broad-leaved evergreen trees. There are many forms, based on the size and shape of the leaves and the flowers. The superb white flowers, which are seen from May until August and occasionally upon some trees as late as October, vary from 4 to 12 inches in diameter. Thrives as far north as Washington, D. C. M. glauca has white flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter and delightfully fragrant. — Osmanthus fragrans, var. ruber and O. Aqut'folium, var. ilicifoliiis, can be trained to single stem. The flowers of the lirst are delicately fragrant and produced twice a year. — Persea Caroli- •nensis. Planted for shade in rich soils in the coast belt. — Photinia serrulata, or Chinese Evergreen Thorn, has white flowers and dark red autumn foliage.— Prumis Carolinensis. Known south as Carolina Cherry, Carolina Laurel, Mock Orange, etc. One of the most ornamental south- ern trees. — Qnercus Suber. Acorns were distributed by the U. S. Patent Office in 1860 and many large trees are now found in several sections of the South, where they have fruited. Some small plantations are made for the purpose of produc- ing cork. It grows well in comparatively poor and stony soils. — Sabal Pal- metto is now freely used for street and avenue planting on the coast. It is conspic- uous for its tropical appear- ance. It is not successful further than 40 miles from the seashore. III. Conifers or Nar- row - leaved Evergreens. — Abies. Of this section few specimens are found below the Piedmont region. Oc- casionally the Norway spru
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