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// for no other reason than its historic i alue — Magnolia grandiflora should have a place in every garden. 

 Its white fragrant flowers are followed by brilliant red seed pods contrasting with its rich evergreen 

 foliage, making this one of the finest specimen evergreen trees. 



MAGNOLIA grandiflora (Southern Magnolia) 

 (Bull Bay). This historic native of the old South 

 is the most majestic and beautiful member of the 

 famed Magnolia family. It is tall and pyramidal in 

 outline and covered with long, lustrous evergreen 

 leaves. The flowers arc pure white, exquisitely fra- 



grant and very large, usually measuring six to eight 

 inches across. They are followed by attractive red- 

 dish-brown fruit which is carried throughout th:.- 

 winter. When planted in slightly sheltered positions 

 they grow into dense, towering specimens that are 

 rich in vear 'round beautv. 



PICEA • Spruce 



PRUCE TREES link the seasons together in perpetual beauty. They dominate the 

 landscape with their richness in the autumn and winter and graciously retire during the 

 warmer months to form lovely backgrounds for the colorful flowers of spring and summer. 

 As specimens they are compact and upright, always retaining their stately pyramidal form. 

 The foliage ranges in color from soft, quiet green to rich, glistening blue. They are hardy 

 and adapt themselves easily to almost any soil condition. The density of their foliage and 

 the strength of their branches make them invaluable as windbreaks or shelters. When 

 planted closely and sheared so the stout limbs interlock they make neat, useful hedges. 



PICEA canadensis (White Spruce). A native 

 of the north. Fairl> r rapid in growth, makes a splen- 

 did specimen. Foliage light green tinged with blue. 



P. canadensis albertiana (Albert Spruce). A 



delightful little pointed Spruce, so slow-growing 



that a plant eight years old is only eight or ten 

 inches tall. Remains in scale with its surroundings 

 in a rock garden for a long time. A form of the 

 White Spruce found in Alberta. All plants of this 

 type now in existence have been derived from these. 



