A Little Maryland Garden 193 
old garden, given me under the name of 
Franklinia. I cannot find this name in 
any of my modern lists of shrubs, nor cata- 
logues, nor even in my last court of appeal, 
Bailey’s Horticultural Dictionary. But inthe 
old garden book, the American Gardener's 
Calendar, a Franklinia is mentioned as 
*‘Franklinia alatamaha of Bartram,’ and 
is spoken of as a “‘most charming plant, 
and very deservedly worthy of cultivation.” 
In his list, however, he brackets it with the 
Gordonia, as 
Franklinia alatamaha, of Bartram 
Franklinia 
Gordonia Franklini (of L’Heritier), 
so that he may refer to some other plant. 
The shrub given me has large, feathery 
panicles of creamy-white flowers in the 
spring. In the garden I speak of it spreads 
rampant. It was brought to Maryland 
about forty years ago, from South Carolina, 
by a young bride, and increased so fast that 
a quantity of plants have been given away 
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