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Magnolia (Magnolia grandi flora L.). 



A grand evergreen tree with large, oval, smooth-edged leaves 

 that are rusty-hairy beneath. The large, white, heavily fragrant 

 flowers are conspicuous against the deep green foliage, and when 

 full grown in its native swamps there are few trees in the world 

 that can surpass it in character and distinction. The magnolia 

 or bull bay, as it is often called, is at home in the swamps of 

 the lower coastal plain from Southeastern North Carolina to 

 Texas. There are good specimens on several lawns on Home 

 Avenue. 



Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica L.). 



A small tree with smooth whitish bark and small, opposite 

 entire leaves. The gorgeous flowers appear in summer and con- 

 tinue for a long time. Though widely cultivated in India, it is 

 probably a native of China. There are a number of good speci- 

 mens in town. 



Camphor Tree (Cinnwnomum camphora T. Nees. c5 Eberm.). 



An attractive, small, evergreen tree from the East Indies that 

 yields the gum camphor of commerce. The alternate leaves are 

 ovate-elliptic, entire and of a silvery blue color beneath. The 

 gum is obtained by distilling the leaves and stems in water. 



There are now a number of commercial camphor orchards in the 

 Gulf States. The species is generally referred to as hardy only 

 in Florida and the lower part of the Gulf States, but in Harts- 

 ville it has stood fifteen degrees Fahrenheit twice, and twelve 

 degrees once in the last six years, without the least damage. 

 During the past winter (1911-12) the temperature fell to 8° 

 and these trees were badly injured. Nearly all the branches were 

 killed, but the main trunks survived and have put out vigorous 

 shoots. There are two handsome young trees in front of the 

 College dormitory on Home Avenue. They are entirely unpro- 

 tected from cold. 



Mock Orange (Primus caroliniana Ait). 



This is a species of cherry that is more widely and better known 

 as the "Carolina laurel cherry." It has escaped in a few spots, 

 as on the bluff-edge behind the old Bacot Place, but it hardly 

 deserves to be called established, any more than the peach which 

 is occasionally spontaneous along roads and open places where 

 trash is thrown. The mock orange is a small, evergreen tree with 



