. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. 22 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. green leaf is from five to eight inches long, thick, shiny above, and somewhat rusty beneath. The ma- jestic and lilylike flowers measure seven or eight inches across; they are cream-white, exceedingly fra- grant, and bloom from April to June ia the South, but as late as early August in the North. The finest growth of this tree,' according to Prof. Sargent, is in western Louisiana, where it forms a conspicuous feature of the forest.* It grows wild in riyer swamps and piae barrens as far north as the Carohnas, and is
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. 22 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. green leaf is from five to eight inches long, thick, shiny above, and somewhat rusty beneath. The ma- jestic and lilylike flowers measure seven or eight inches across; they are cream-white, exceedingly fra- grant, and bloom from April to June ia the South, but as late as early August in the North. The finest growth of this tree,' according to Prof. Sargent, is in western Louisiana, where it forms a conspicuous feature of the forest.* It grows wild in riyer swamps and piae barrens as far north as the Carohnas, and is a most familiar and beautiful object in the streets and gardens of the Southern cities. This great-flow- ered magnolia, the only perfectly ever-green species, is not hardy in the Northâa pity, for it is certainly the most magnificent flowering tree of our Small Magnoliaâ The small Magnolia glauca. Sweet Bay. magnolia, or Magnolia qlauca. , -, â ^ ^ sweet bay, is a slenderer tree, frequently reduced to the condition of a shrub in the North, but southward it attains a * Yidn Silva of North America, C. S. 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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