W HILE Magnolias usually are planted as specimens on the lawn, there are, perhaps, no plants more striking 
against a background of conifers, Soulangeana may be grown either as a small tree or as a bushy plant, 
but it is more attractive in the latter form. It develops a width almost equal to its height, and when covered 
with its large, waxy, white-purplish flowers it becomes easily the most charming feature of the landscape. 
This Magnolia grows so rapidly and is so hardy that it is valuable for use as a screen. In combination with the 
taller-growing native evergreen kind, Magnolia grandiftora, grown in bush form, it may be used to produce flower and 
foliage effects that cannot be excelled. 
Plants of this variety should be set six feet apart for use in mass plantings. Their branches will become inter¬ 
woven, and the group will present an appearance in bloom long to be remembered. The low-growing Azaleas, 
planted in front of such a clump, prolong the blooming season. 
Soulangeana is the most hardy of the Asiatic deciduous species, thriving in sheltered locations as far north as 
northern New York. It is one of the most popular Magnolias on account of its early, showy flowers. The large, 
long buds are almost as beautiful as the blooms. The flowers are sold widely by florists. 
This shrub thrives in almost any location, but does best in moderately rich, fairly moist, porous soil. The Southern 
lover of beauty knows and appreciates this remarkable shrub, and it is gaining ground steadily in the North. 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA 
(, Soulange’s Magnolia) 
T HE colored illustration of this beautiful hardy tree will give you an idea of the mag¬ 
nificence of the Magnolia Soulangeana. This Magnolia produces enormous quantities 
of flowers in early spring before the leaves appear, and when the tree is in bloom it is 
conspicuous and pleasing. Hardy in the far North. 
PRICES Each 10 
3 to 4 feet, well budded, imported.$2 30 
3 to 3)4 feet, well branched, with buds, imported.1 50 
2 to 3 feet, branched, with buds, imported.1 00 
2 to 3 feet, two-year, home-grown. 50 $4 00 
