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shaped and are borne in great profusion, covering 

 the branches. This variety is most effective on 

 the edge of a wood treated as a large shrub. Mag- 

 nolias should always be transplanted in the Spring; 

 and they will take a year, and sometimes two, to 

 get over the effects of moving and start growing 

 again. 



A very graceful tree of small size is the LABUR- 

 NUM (Laburnum vulgare). It is not used much in 

 this country, but is popular in England. It is tall 

 and slight with delicate green foliage, and the 

 branches bend over gracefully and nod with ra- 

 cemes of yellow flowers. Laburnum does well in 

 partial shade and needs a great deal of moisture, 

 so that in dry Summers it should be plentifully 

 watered, and the foliage sprayed. This tree is 

 worth growing and is a good one to have in the 

 garden; it is really a garden tree. Plant it in a 

 corner near a hedge or a fence post, and place 

 Foxglove around it to hide the trunk, which is gen- 

 erally bare for several feet. Or it is very nice 

 swinging gently over a garden seat; it blossoms in 

 June. 



The native HAWTHORN (Cratcegus cocdnea) is 



