﻿nventory 54, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate 



A Handsome Fall-Blooming, Broad-Leaved Evergreen from 

 Southern China. (Gordonia axillaris (Roxb.) Szyszyl, S. P. I. 

 No. 45718.) 



This large-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree is of particular value, since so few trees bloom in 

 late summer and fall. The large, shining, dark-green leaves and creamy while Bowers, 2 to 

 3 inches across, are very attractive and should be a welcome addition to the gardens of the 

 Southeastern States. For parks and cemeteries in this section it may prove of unusual value. 

 There are only 16 known species of Gordonia, 2 of which are native to southeastern North 

 America and the others native to southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago. I Photo- 

 graphed by E. H. Wilson, No. 391, near Kiating, Szechvan, China* October .">, L908.) 



