flowering ttrees 



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lawn, and are among the best for small places. Thev will 

 thrive in any moderately good soil that is not too wet. 



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FIG. 10Z— CHINESE MAGNOLIA 'MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA). 



Sweet Bay, Magnolia glatica. — A small American tree, 

 very fine when cultivated, growing in swamps and low 

 grounds generally. It has oblong leaves, green on the upper 

 surface, glaucous beneath, and white fragrant flowers in 

 early summer. Fiue for groups and in shrubberies iu rich, 

 not necessarily low, ground. 



