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Magnolia Blossom - Whitecroft201 katseluaI love Magnolias. Great, huge, pure white flowers. It's a shame that they seem to fall apart so quickly, so it's hard to bring them in the house for a big floral display. (Unless there's some secret that only Southern belles learn, while drinking juleps.) This magnolia bud is in our large tree, Whitecroft, on a hot summer afternoon.
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The Old and The New218 katseluaThe magnolia tree in our front garden -- a new blossom, and an old. The magnolia is an ancient genus that evolved before bees appeared. The flowers are designed to be pollinated by beetles. This is a Southern Magnolia, or Magnolia grandiflora.
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Southern Magnolia Blossom132 katseluaThis is on our large Southern Magnolia tree, photographed August 4 2006. We're having several new blossoms a day, and they scent the evening air with the gentle smell of --- well, of magnolias.
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Magnolia Grandiflora -- Southern Magnolia122 katseluaThe large petals on the flower fall away, and the "fruit" is left inside. Here's a young flower, and the "fruit" from a old flower. The huge flowers smell wonderful, but fall to bits if we try to cut them and put them inside in a vase.
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Southern Gate Post182 katseluaPhotographed from outside the gates. Vertical cracks are shown.
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Southern Gate Post171 katseluaSouthern gate post photographed from the outside (west) showing vertical cracks.
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Southern Gate Post300 katseluaTop of southern gate post, photographed from the stable yard, showing the poor placement of the hinge and the cracks.
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Measurement of Southern Gate Post274 katseluaThe large gate post (in the ground) on the southern side measures 7 7/8 inches. It is that dimension on all four sides.
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