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to pleasure grounds. It is propagated abundantly by seeds, which 

 should be preserved in sand from the time of their being ripe till 

 March, and then sown and covered about half an inch deep. If kept 

 in a dry state till spring, some will vegetate the first season and 

 some not till the second. It will take by grafting or budding it, on. 

 any kind of medlar, or on the white thorn, pear, or quince. 



The Juda.8) Snowdroft, and Fringe Trees. 



The Cercis canadensis, or American Judas tree, is one of our 

 most beautiful early flowering and ornamental plants ; and may be 

 propagated, by sowing its seeds in March, as directed for the com- 

 mon locust tree. 



The Halesia tetrafifera, or snowdrop tree, is exceeded by very 

 few shrubs, for the beauty of its numerous white pendant flowers. 

 It may be propagated by suckers or layers, or by sowing the seeds 

 in November when ripe, or in March, and covering them near an 

 inch deep, with light rich mould. 



The Chionanthus virginica, or Fringe tree, is a very ornamental 

 shrub, and may be cultivated by layers, suckers, or seed. Sow 

 the seeds when ripe in autumn, covering them an inch deep with 

 very fine light mould, or preserve them in earth or sand till March, 

 and then sow them as above ; many will not rise till the second 

 spring, so that it will be necessary to keep the ground very free 

 from weeds all the time. 



Magnolia's. 



The seeds of the different kinds of Magnolia, should be sown 

 immediately after being ripe, or be preserved in damp sand or earth 

 till March ; for if kept dry till that time, very few, if any, will vege- 

 tate till the year following ; and indeed many not until the second 

 season, even if sown when ripe. They may also be propagated, by 

 layers and suckers, and by grafting and budding upon one another. 



Rhadodendon'S) Kalmicfs Azalia's and Andromeda's. 



Each and every species and variety, of the above beautiful fami- 

 lies of plants, for an account of which see the catalogue annexed 

 to this work, may be propagated either by seeds, layers or suckers. 

 The finest plants are always raised from seed, and although the 

 process may be thought tedious, it is worth attending to ; the more 

 especially, as they do not always succeed well when taken from the 

 woods, and that thousands may be raised in this way, which may be 

 successfully removed, to any place where wanted. 



The capsules should be collected when the seeds are perfectly 

 ripe, and if you intendto sow them immediately, which is certainly 

 the better way, expose the capsules a few days to dry, but not to a 

 powerful sun ; they will then open, and the seeds will easily shake 

 out, but if you do not intend sowing them till February or March, 

 preserve them in the capsules till that time. To have a double 



