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and growing freely, and it* repeated occasionally during the summer 

 and early autumn, the better; always giving it about the setting or 

 going down of the sun. The spring following, that is, when they 

 have two vears growth in the seed-beds, take them all up out of 

 the face with a spade without injuring the roots of fibres, and 

 plant them as above, without attempting to trim them, but laying 

 them in a spreading and horizontal manner in the drills. If the 

 ground is good and the season proves favourable, a great number 

 of the larch in particular will have grown to a sufficient size for 

 transplanting into nursery rows by the ensuing spring. 



When the plants have stood two or three years in these rows, 

 they maybe planted in others at greater distances, or finally where 

 they are intended to remain; observing however, that the fourth or 

 fifth year of their growth are the most successful periods for a final 

 transplanting, which ought always to be done, in the middle states, 

 between the first and fifteenth of April, earlier in the southern, and 

 not much later in the eastern states. 



Mthaea Frutcx, Laburnum, and Snowy Medlar. 



The Hibiscus syriacus, or althaea frutex, is propagated by sow- 

 ing the seeds in March which grow very freely; all the varieties 

 of it take well by grafting or budding on one another. 



The Cytissus laburnum, or common laburnum, grows freely 

 by sowing the seed in spring, and covering it as well as the former, 

 about half an inch deep. 



The Mtsphilis canadensis, or snowy medlar, is a beautiful and 

 early flowering shrub, rises to a good height, and is a great ornament 

 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 Judas, Snoivdrop, and Fringe Trees. 



The Cercis canadencis, or American Judas tree, is one of out- 

 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 fetraplcra, 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 virginicia, 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; inanv will not rise till the second 



