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THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



by accessions of hardy exotic species, the attention of plant- 

 ers has been confined chiefly to some dozen or more kinds, 

 as if there were no others deserving their notice. Elms, 

 maples, limes and poplars have been multiplied indefinitely, 

 and the great number of equally beautiful and but little 

 known species or varieties are altogether neglected or over- 

 looked. We have no doubt the want of proper information 

 in regard to them has been the cause, in some degree, of 







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5. THE GINKGO TREE. 



their not having been more highly appreciated ; and it is on 

 this account that we now wish to speak in their praise ; to 

 make known their claims upon the attention of amateurs 

 and lovers of beautiful trees ; to describe the peculiarities 

 of their foliage, flowers, and growth ; to give their history 

 and period of introduction, as also their propagation, and the 

 soil and locality best suited to each ; with some hints on 

 their grouping and arrangement in plantations for shade or 

 ornament. 



