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der of the first European botanist on seeing this New World tree for the first time. Along with the flowering dogwood and tulip tree, it must have filled them with awe.

Next week, I will write of the simple, yet complex, manner in which the magnolia flower — in a sense, a living fossil — effects cross-pollination and ensures its continuation.

Write Virginia naturalist John Trott at: P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va., 22747.

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