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glossy leaf it is conspicuous. My own is quite young, but of 

 thrifty growth, and thirty-five feet in height. 



The Magnolia. — A few of them thrive here and are among our 

 most beautful trees. 1 have thirteen different kinds growing 

 on my place. The Magnolia Acuminata grows perfectly well, 

 is profusely clothed with large green leaves, and in June flow- 

 ers ; the fruit resembling a small cucumber. 



The Magnolia Tripetala, after the first few seasons of growth, 

 is found hardy, its beauty being in its very large tropical leaves, 

 with large white flowers six or eight inches across. 



Magnolia Soulangeana and Conspicua. — But few, if any, trees 

 are more ornamental than these, when in bloom ; being filled 

 with white and pink flowers, four or five inches across, before 

 the leaves unfold ; they are particularly well adapted to small 

 grounds. 



The Tulip Tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera). — The tulip is a 

 great favorite on extensive grounds, and being of rapid growth 

 soon becomes a tall, stately tree, with leaves of peculiar cut 

 and freshness. The flowers open late in June, are fine, tulip 

 shape, of greenish yellow tint. I have seen trees near Philadel- 

 phia with trunks nearly four feet in diameter. They are, by the 

 way, a difficult tree to transplant. 



Then I admire the Gingko, or Salisburia, with all its foreign 

 caste, its Oriental primness and precise regularity of growth and 

 habit, with peculiar shell-like leaves of pea green, seemingly 

 bearing the stamp of its native country, patient and polite. 



The Larch ( Larix) is considerably planted as an ornamental 

 tree ; its rapid and symmetrical growth soon gives shade and 

 shelter. 



The beautiful class of trees commonly known as coniferous 

 evergreen, are indispensable in the landscape during the winter 

 season. With the newer sorts of more recent introduction they 

 are becoming great favorites with many planters. Their various 

 shades of color during the year places them in the very front 

 rank in ornamental planting. 



The Pines, Spruces, Cedars, Firs, Arborvitses are so well 

 known that I will omit them to make room for some of the new 



