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into the ground half the length of the slips used, 

 which should be from eight to twelve inches. The 

 best time for planting them is from the beginning of 

 November till the end of March. 



The Laburnum. Two kinds of laburnum are 

 commonly met with, Cytisus laburnum, the common 

 or English, and C. I. alpinus, the Alpine or Scotch 

 laburnum. It grows vigorously during the first few 

 years of its age, and luxuriates in almost every 

 description of ground, which causes it to be very 

 suitable as shelter for many other young ornamental 

 trees. It has always been highly esteemed as an 

 embellishment along the margins of plantations, its 

 beautiful pendulous blossoms displaying rich masses 

 of colour in May and June. The seeds, which become 

 ripe in the beginning of winter, and are poisonous, 

 should be sown in light friable soil, in spring, two or 

 three inches apart, and covered over to the depth of 

 about one inch. One-year old seedlings are generally 

 about a foot high, when theyshould be transplanted into 

 lines two feet asunder, and the plants a foot from each 

 other. After standing two years in nursery lines they 

 are fit for planting out. They may stand, if desired, 

 in lines for three years, and by frequent transplanta- 

 tion, and allowing additional space for them to stand 

 in, they may be grown to a large size, and yet be fit 

 for removal to any place which they may be required 

 to decorate, which is a most useful feature in connec- 

 tion with this really capital tree. 



The Cherry Tree. The genus Cerasus embraces 

 several varieties of the wild cherry, which differ con- 

 siderably in the size and shape of their leaves, rapidity 

 of growth, and ultimate bulk, C. sylvestris attaining 



