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You Should Grow 
The Rare Franklinia 
(Franklinia Alatamaha; Gordonia Alatamaha) 
Oue of Our Gest Sellers 
Our sales of Franklinia have increased 
more in the past three years than that of any 
plant we sell. It is one plant most every one 
wants once they see it and they tell their 
friends about it, too. 
This exquisite fall-flowering tree was brought in 1777 from the banks 
of the Alatamaha River in Georgia to Bartram’s garden at Philadelphia. 
John Bartram, recognizing its extraordinary beauty and value, named it 
in honor of his life-long friend, Benjamin Franklin. 
The original grove of Franklinia trees was again visited in 1790, 
but from that day to this no one has seen these trees growing in the wild, 
though many expeditions have searched the banks of the Alatamaha for 
them. 
Franklin’s tree is beautiful in detail and marvelous in landscape 
effect, besides blooming at a season when few shrubs or trees are in 
flower. 
The slender trunk and graceful branches are so muscular and sinewy 
in appearance that one almost expects motion as under a greyhound’s 
skin. The bark is smooth and dark gray, with wavering lengthwise 
markings of lighter color. 
Each twig develops at its tip a cluster of buds of graduated size, like 
overgrown greenish pearls. Early in August the largest of these attain 
the size of marbles. Then the guard petal folds back, still retaining its 
firm spherical form. From this shelter emerge four other petals, satiny, 
snowy white, elaborately frilled and pleated. The snowy, frilly chalice, 
three inches in diameter, holds a sumptuous mass of orange-gold sta- 
mens and breathes forth a delicate, balmy fragrance. 
Each flower lasts two or three days and then drops cleanly. There 
is a constant succession of bloom till hard frost. We frequently 
get the unusual effect of a tree clad in crimson, autumn foliage and 
abundantly starred with white flowers. 
The Franklinia begins blooming when not more than 3 or 4 feet high. 
Young trees under favorable conditions increase in height a foot or 
more each season. Specimens 30 feet high are known. It develops 
naturally with several trunks, but may easily be trained to a single trunk 
by removing the sprouts which start from the base. 
Franklinia prefers full sun, has proved entirely hardy about New York 
and hardy in favorable locations about Boston. It is an especially de- 
sirable tree for the small, intimate garden, loved and lived in. Itis a 
charming lawn tree and the grass may be allowed to grow closely 
about the trunk. It also thrives when planted by pools, lakes and 
streams. Its light elegance of form and color contrasts exquisitely with 
the dark green of conifers. 
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Put a few of these Franklinias in your display garden so 
your customers may see them in bloom. You will be surprised 
at the extra sales you will make. The leading garden magazines 
have featured them in their columns. 
