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Franklinia cross: The American Gardener (published by American Horticultural Society), May/June 2004 (Volume 83, Number 3), Gardener’s Notebook (page 48) carries a short article on the successful cross of Franklina and Schima argentea. 

      

  

 

Franklinia and Altamaha River:  The Nature Conservancy has a project to return the Franklina to its origins on the banks of the Altamaha River.  Nature Conservancy, Spring 2003, Sightings page 13.

    

Arnold Arboretum article on the centennial of  their Franklinia, "Against All Odds: Growing Franklinia in Boston" by Peter Del Tredici.  Includes information on the history of the Franklinia.  Article is from Arnoldia  Volume 63 number 4, 2005, publication of the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.   PDF of article available located at  John Bartram Association - Franklinia page.   Or the entire issue is available for $5.00 (US) from:  Editor, Arnoldia, Arnold Aboretum, 125  Aborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 01230-3500

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Text of article on pages 108-109:   Bartram.pdf  (2 pages)  and maps from page 33:


Found this book in my local library.  It is old, so it may be out of print.  The pdf is a "Xerox", cut up and pasted on two sheet of papers and then scanned to pdf.  Book is too large to scan entire page at once. That is why columns are uneven.



Franklinia found in Maryland:  WROT    (If not longer available, here is a PDF:  Franklinia found in Maryland )   link found by KH