82 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



looks as well as many of the grass lawns I have seen at the 

 north. 



The lawn is an irregular spot, with several irregular clumps 

 of trees and shrubbery. In the first place I will give a running 

 description of our ornamental trees : — Magnolm grandifolia, 

 a well known tree, a native of this country,' and I may say it 

 has not its compeer in the forest ; indeed nothing exceeds this 

 tree in beauty and magnificence ; its fine large glossy leaves 

 contrasted in spring with the large bloom it bears, and to see 

 it in the swamps it is still more conspicuous, from the fact 

 that the long moss (Tillandsia usneoides) hangs in graceful 

 festoons from its boughs : something of its symmetry and 

 natural habits may be guessed from the common name it re- 

 ceives here, viz., " Umbrella tree." Magnolm acuminata, as 

 an ornamental tree, is no less attractive than the former, al- 

 though not quite so lofty ; it blooms much more profusely 

 and is more grateful in the odor of its blossoms. Cerasus car- 

 oliniensis, here called wild orange, but for what reason I am 

 unable to divine — for it has no resemblance to an orange tree 

 whatever — is a tree of the second size, much resembling 

 the Portugal laurel ; it has fine light green foliage ; its natural 

 habit is to grow up with a main stem with many branches, 

 until it reaches from tw^enty to forty feet, seldom exceeding 

 that height, but forms a fine round head and is better adapted 

 for a shade tree than many of the evergreens ; it stands the 

 knife well and may be pruned into any desirable shape. 



Ilex vomitoria is also a native of this place and grows to 

 about twenty feet high, and the female plant, as an ornamental 

 tree, looks very pretty with its numerous red berries. Red 

 cedar, with a little pruning, forms a good tree for lawns ; also 

 the long-leaved pine, th-e red bay, and a great variety of 

 oaks, some of which may be noticed in a subsequent paper. 

 Cedrus Deodara and Cry}:><,omeria japonica have been planted 

 out here for several years, both of which seem to stand well, 

 and the latter will be a very handsome tree. Other trees and 

 shrubs will be noticed hereafter ; in the meantime I will give 

 the outlines of our grounds. As they diverge from the man- 

 sion there is a flower garden on the north and south sides of 



