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YOU SHOULD GROW THE 
eS QUE Granklinia 
(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 garden 
at Philadelphia. John Bartram, recognizing its extraordinary 
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 ex- 
pects motion as under a greyhound’s skin. The bark is smooth 
and dark grey, 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, elaborately frilled 
and pleated. The snowy, frilly chalice, 3 inches in diameter, 
holds a@ sumptuous mass of orange-gold stamens and breathes 
forth a delicate, balmy fragrance. Each flower lasts 2 or 3 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 Franklinia begins blooming when not more 
than 3 or 4 feet high. Young trees under favorable conditions 
increase in height a foot or more each season. Specimens 30 
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. 
We are offering the handsome Franklinia Trees, 3 ft. to 4 ft. in 
height at $4.00 each; 3 for $11.00. 
Pink Dogwood at $2.50 each. 


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ALL THESE SHRUBS AND TREES 
Some very rare, are extra strong. They are 3 to 5 feet high, well-branched. 
While They Last: $1.50 each; 3 for $4.25; 12 for $15.00 
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