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Sweet Bay or Laurel Magnolia 
(Magnolia glauca) 
The flowers resemble giant Gardenias in shape 
and fragrance, opening a rich cream color and 
gradually acquiring a pale apricot tint. Unlike the 
Chinese Magnolias this excellent small shrubby tree 
(6 to 8 ft. in North, taller in South) blooms in the 
month of July. The rich glossy-green, almost ever¬ 
green foliage is glaucous beneath, giving the whole a 
silvery sheen. The beauty of the Laurel Magnolia 
continues throughout the year: in Autumn its red- 
jacketed fruit opens to the waiting Birds, and then 
until Spring again we see its cheerful apple-green 
stems. Thrives in any damp, sunny location. Hardy 
Ohio grown plants, dug with a ball of earth. 
Bushy 2 to 3 ft. Plants, $2.25 each; 3 for $5.50 
3 to 4 ft. $3.00 each, F. O. B. Piqua 
Bigleaf Magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) The summer-flowering Laurel Magnolia 
A very unusual variety because of its large tropical leaves, averaging 18 in. long and wide 
in proportion. In late June, safe from frosts, fragrant, creamy-white flowers open cup-like, 
10 to 11 in across, and distinguished by a purplish eye. Hardy from Pennsylvania (20° 
below) to h lorida, attaining a height of 30 to 55 ft., the lesser figure for its northern limits. 
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3 to 4 ft. Plants with bare roots, $2.00 each, 
F. O. B. Piqua 
Harlequin Glovybowev (Clerodendron trichotomum) 
Star-shaped, sweet-scented, pure white blossoms in large clusters which contrast beautifully 
against the reddish calyxes. The blooming period commences in late August in this climate, 
continuing for about a month, and followed by brilliant peacock-blue fruits displayed 
against the scarlet bracts. All summer long the branches are heavily clothed with heart- 
shaped leaves, making this shrub a new acquisition of great merit. Does well in half shade 
and ordinarily does not exceed 10 ft. in height, or can be cut to the ground for an annual 
growth of 4 to 5 ft. 18 to 24 in. Plants, $1.00 each, or 3 for $2.50 Postpaid. 
Heavy 4 to 5 ft. Plants, $1.75 each, F. O. B. Piqua. 
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