Ilex, continued 



The spiny green leaves and bright scarlet berries bring 

 back Christmas memories and associations that dearly 

 commend this beautiful hardy tree. Of easy culture, 

 thriving in almost any soil. 



I. vomitoria. CASSENA, OR YAUPON. A small much- 

 branched tree or large shrub with many stems, forming 

 an open irregular crown. Grows naturally from Vir- 

 ginia to Florida, westward to Arkansas and Texas. 

 Leaves small, persistent until late winter or early 

 spring, usually falling with the appearance of new 

 growth. Berries scarlet. 



Laurocerasus The Laurel Trees 



Small bushy trees with glossy evergreen foliage. 

 They thrive in ordinary garden soils and in their 

 northern range of usefulness should be afforded 

 protection from cold winds. A location in partial 

 shade where the full rays of the sun in winter may 

 be diverted, will add greatly to the color and lustre 

 of the foliage. Very valuable as tub plants for 

 decorating. 



Laurocerasus caroliniana (Prunus caroliniana). WILD 

 ORANGE. A small evergreen tree with dark green lus- 

 trous foliage. Grows naturally from North Carolina to 

 Florida and Texas. Flowers white, in earliest spring, 

 disposed in short dense racemes. Fruit black and 

 lustrous, ripening in autumn, and remaining on the 

 branches until the following spring. Often cultivated 

 in the Southern States as an ornamental plant and for 

 hedges. 



L. laurocerasus. ENGLISH, OR CHERRY LAUREL. A 

 small tree or bush with handsome shining foliage. 

 Native of Europe. Flowers white, in numerous short 

 racemes, expanding in April or May. Justly popular 

 in Europe and destined to be widely planted in the 

 Southern and Pacific States. Requires protection north 

 of Washington and Memphis. 



L. laurocerasus schipkanensis. HARDY ENGLISH 

 LAUREL. A form of the above, noted for its hardiness. 

 It is reported to stand the winters in Central New York. 

 This variety is recommended where hardiness is a 

 desideratum. 



L. lusitanica. PORTUGAL LAUREL. A small, intri- 

 cately branched tree with glossy leaves. Native of 

 Spain and Portugal. Flowers white, disposed in slen- 

 der racemes, appearing in late spring or early summer. 

 A promising and valuable plant for Southern gardens. 

 Not quite so hardy as the English Laurel. 



Laurus The Bay Tree 



This beautiful tree is commonly cultivated as a 

 tub plant, and is used universally for decorating. 

 It will stand considerable frost without injury, but 

 is hardy out-of-doors only in the warmer sections 

 of the country. A rich porous soil with good drain- 

 age and ample water makes a congenial medium, 

 whe'her the plants are confined in tubs or set out 

 in the open ground. 



Laurus nobilis. BAY TREE. Handsome ornamental 

 trees usually trained to formal lines. Native of South- 

 ern Europe. We offer select plants in standards and 

 pyramids, in several sizes. 



Magnolia The Evergreen 

 Magnolias 



Noble trees, and without doubt the grandest in 

 their class. They thrive in moist, porous soils, de- 

 manding for their best development an abundance 

 of fertility. Will withstand considerable cold, but 

 should be protected from piercing winds in' the 

 colder sections. Not altogether trustworthy north 



of Philadelphia and Memphis, except on the Pacific 

 Coast. Other species will be found under "De- 

 ciduous Trees." 



Magnolia glauca. SWEET, OR WHITE BAY. A slender 

 tree or large shrub, evergreen in the South, tardily 

 deciduous in the North. Distributed from Massa- 

 chusetts to Florida, near the coast, and westward to 

 Texas. Leaves oblong or oval, green and lustrous on 

 the upper surface, pale or nearly white beneath. Flow- 

 ers creamy white, fragrant, cup-shaped, 2 to 3 inches 

 across, blossoming for several weeks in spring and 

 early summer. Fruit dark red, with scarlet seeds. 



M. grandiflora. SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA. A stately 

 pyramidal tree with short, spreading or ascending 

 branches. Occurs naturally from North Carolina and 

 Florida to Texas and Arkansas. Leaves evergreen, 

 oblong or ovate, thick and firm, bright green and glossy 

 on the upper surface, coated below with rusty hairs. 

 Flowers fragrant, opening in spring and summer, 6 to 

 8 inches across, pure waxy white. Fruit rusty brown, 

 3 to 4 inches long ; the seeds scarlet. One of the most 

 beautiful trees, and widely cultivated in the South. 



M. grandiflora exoniensis. EXMOUTH MAGNOLIA. The 

 most distinct variety, characterized by a rather fastigiate 

 habit and broad leaves densely coated with rusty hairs 

 on the lower surface. Flowers when only a few feet high. 



M. grandiflora galissoniensis. GALISSON MAGNOLIA. 

 The hardiest form of the Southern Magnolia and the 

 one likely to be most satisfactory in the North. 



M. grandiflora gloriosa. LARGE-FLOWERED MAGNOLIA. 

 A form with extremely large flowers, often measuring 

 15 inches in diameter. Leaves large and relatively 

 broad, clothed beneath with felt-like brown hairs. 



M. thompsoniana. THOMPSON'S SWEET BAY. A shrub 

 or small tree of garden origin, resembling M. glauca, 

 and like it, evergreen in the South, tardily deciduous 

 in the North. Leaves oblong or oval, bright green 

 above, whitened beneath. Flowers fragrant, white, 5 to 

 6 inches across. A favorite garden plant ; quite hardy. 



