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seen in a clump, the immense flowers being rela- 

 tively few. 



Here it is well to direct attention to the pre- 

 vailing error of planting permanent subjects too 

 closely, or too near walks and roadways. It 

 should never be forgotten, when planting, that 

 the small tree must grow, and eventually require 

 space to develop. How often noble specimens, 

 just when they are attaining their full beauty, 

 must be removed, from this point having been 

 lost sight of in the first instance ! 



Unfortunately, conspicua and Lennei are 

 both somewhat tender; and of the large- flow- 

 ered species, Soulangeana is on this account 

 one of the most satisfactory for general cultiva- 

 tion. M. Thomsontana, an American hybrid, 

 a cross between the native glauca and tri- 

 petala, seems to have become lost of late years. 

 Difficult to propagate,, no doubt the nursery- 

 men can not realize a sufficient dividend upon 

 it, and so have discarded it. It is a valuable 

 half-evergreen species, retaining much of the 

 fragrance of its American parent. 



Soon after the first magnolias the Japanese 

 quinces appear, the most brilliant of ornamental 

 shrubs. A single specimen of the scarlet varie- 

 ty will light up the largest lawn. There is a 

 softer and equally beautiful shade in the varie- 



