46 THE TINGLE NURSERY CO., PITTSVILLE, MD. 
You Should Grow 
The Rare Franklinia 
(FRANKLINIA ALATAMAHA—GORDONIA ALATAMAHA) 
One Of Our Best Sellers 
This exquisite fall flowering tree was brought in 1777 from 
the banks of the Alatamaha River in Georgia to Bartram’s gar- 
den at Philadelphia. John Bartram recognizing its extraordi- 
nary beauty and value, named it in honor of his life-long 
friend, Benjamin Franklin. 
The original grove of Franklin 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 it. 
Franklin's tree is beautiful in detail and marvelous in land- 
scape 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 
its shelter emerge four other petals, satiny, snowy white, elab- 
orately frilled and pleated. The snowy, frilly chalice, three 
inches in diameter, holds a sumptuous mass of orange gold 
stamens 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 Frankliniana begins blooming when not more than three 
or four feet high. Young trees under favorable conditions in- 
crease in height a foot or more each season. Specimens thirty 
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 and has proven entirely hardy 
about New York and hardy in favorable locations about Boston. 
It is an especially desirable tree for the small intimate garden, 
loved and lived in. It is a charming lawn tree and the grass 
may be allowed to grow closely about its 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. 
Each 10 100 
3 inepot, plots tae eee $1.00 $9.00 $85.00 
PD TORRE! sir ee de Ae ae 8 st 6.00 50.00 
UB tow leery res ee eae ce 1.00 9.00 85.00 
Deore Sees eat he nies ee aa 1.25 11.50 100.00 
RG Yar orn SC es RCS eser Peis Mea li a Me 1.50 13.50 125.00 
AM OniuOs Ete en oe cee 2.00 18.50 175.00 
StOr iG Ete ey eee a cae ghia 3.00 28.50 275.00 
A oe Ny | ena Sel ge IN 4.00 38.50 
We have a few hundred one-year seedlings of the Franklinia, 
running about 6 to 9 inches in height, at $15.00 per hundred. 
All our others are grown from cuttings. If seedlings are wanted 
specify them when ordering. 
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. 


Descriptive Catalog 
We have a 72 page descriptive catalog which lists and 
describes most of the items offered in this Wholesale Price 
List and will gladly send you a copy. This may possibly 
be of some help to you as it illustrates in color many of the 
newer and best selling varieties—the kind you can make 
money in handling. A copy is yours for the asking. 
