FOEEST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



leaf, with smooth surfaces, glossy and 

 dark green above, silken and silvery 

 below, is one of the most attractive to 

 be found. Its flower cannot help being 

 beautiful, for beauty is the heritage of 

 all the magnolias. Often, however, 

 half the pure ivory cups lie hidden in 

 the leaves, to surprise us on a closer 

 approach with their beauty and sweet 

 fragrance. Altogether this favored 

 shrub is one of the most exquisite ob- 

 jects of decoration, whether in the 

 swamp, along brooksides, or through 

 the damp places of the forest. 



The hav^horns, which, like the 

 sweet magnolia, occur both as trees 

 and as shrubs, combine varied forms 

 of attractiveness, such as compound 

 flowers of white or pinkish hue; sharply 

 edged, elegantly pointed leaves; bright 

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