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dwarf is the best, and it smells very sweet. This 

 plant is, of course, an annual. 



368. MAGNOLIA. One of the finest of the lau- 

 rel tribe. It can be raised from seed, or from lay- 

 ers. A very fine shrub indeed. There are several 

 varieties of it. 



369. MIGNONETTE. An annual that bears 

 abundance of seed. The plant and the flower do not 

 surpass those of the most contemptible weed ; but 

 the flower has a very sweet smell. It may, if you 

 have a green-house, be had at any time of the year. 

 The plants may stand at four or five inches asunder ; 

 but, if they stand thicker, the bloom is inferior, and 

 does not last so long. 



370. MORNING STAR. This fine shrub has 

 been sufficiently described in Paragraph 329. It can 

 be raised from seed, or from layers. 



371. MYRTLE. The Myrtle is a native of cli- 

 mates where it is never cold. It will not endure 

 even November all out, in Long Island. To have 

 it, therefore, it must be housed in winter. It may 

 be raised from seed, cuttings, slips, or layers. The 

 leaf of the Myrtle has a fine smell ; and, when the 

 tree is in bloom, it is pretty. But, it is a gloomy look- 

 ing shrub. One Geranium is worth a thousand 

 Myrtles. The broad-leaved Myrtle is the best in 

 every respect, and especially because it is easily 

 brought to blow. 



372. NARCISSUS. A bulbous-rooted plant, ma- 

 naged precisely like the Hyacinth, which sec. It 

 blows early, is very beautiful, and has a delightful 

 smell. Nothing is easier than the propagation and 

 management of flowers of this tribe, and few are 

 more pleasing. The Narcissus is a very nice thing 

 for a parlour, or a green-house. 



373. PASSION-FLOWER. So called because 



