Mant 
S SOUTHERN as mint julep is this aristocratic plant. 
Its thick, polished leaves and striking, sweet-scented 
flowers long ago earned for it a foremost place among 
the flowering trees grown by southerners. Both evergreen 
and deciduous varieties are grown; the evergreen ones are not 
hardy far north, but some of them, such as the Bull Bay, grow 
into glorious specimens in favored locations in the South. Un- 
believably lovely are the deciduous sorts which flaunt their 
blooms early in the spring, before the leaves appear. The 
Magnolia is so firmly established in the tradition of the old 
South that it deserves an honored place in every home garden. 
Magnolias are not difficult to grow. They need a soil that 
is well supplied with leaf-mold and a location where they will 
be protected from strong winds. They are best transplanted 
in the spring before growth starts; pruning to improve the 
Magnolia virginiana form of the plants may be necessary from time to time. 


Evergreen Magnolias 
MAGNOLIA COMPRESSA (Michelia compressa). An ever- 
green tree to 40 feet with 4-inch oblong leaves and fragrant 
yellow flowers 1 inch across. 
M. GRANDIFLORA. Bull Bay. A magnificent native evergreen 
sometimes growing as tall as 80 feet. It makes an impressive 
pyramid of dark green foliage and for several months produces 
great creamy white flowers, followed by oval seed-pods from 
which the red seeds protrude. 
M. GRANDIFLORA ROTUNDIFOLIA. An interesting variety 
of the Bull Bay with broad, nearly blunt leaves. 
M. VIRGINIANA (glauca). Sweet Bay. In lowland woods 
along the Atlantic the Sweet Bay flourishes. Its foliage is glossy 
blue-green, and its 3-inch white flowers very fragrant. Does 
best in a moist place. 
Deciduous Magnolias 
MAGNOLIA ACUMINATA. Cucumber-tree. A fast-growing 
pyramidal tree with wide oval leaves. Greenish yellow flowers 
followed by red fruit 4 inches long. 
M. ACUMINATA CORDATA. Yellow Cucumber-tree. Has 
broader foliage. Canary-yellow flowers appear in May, fol- 
lowed by red fruit. 
M. DENUDATA (eonspicua). Yulan. Creamy white, sweet- 
scented flowers 6 inches across, in April. 
M.KOBUS. A Japanese tree growing to 80 feet in its native land. 
White flowers 4 to 5 inches across appear before the leaves. 
M. LILIFLORA. Lily-flowered Magnolia. A 10-foot shrub with 
oval leaves to 7 inches long. The flowers are purple outside, . . 
white inside, and come before the leaves. The Waterlily Magnolia 

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