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rich soil; which in nearly all cases, to secure their 

 luxuriance, should be improved by adding thereto some 

 leaf mould or decayed vegetable matter from the woods 

 When transplanted from the nursery, they should be 

 preferred of small or only moderate size, as their succulent 

 roots are easily injured, and they recover slowly when 

 large. Most of them may be propagated from seed ; but 

 they flower sooner, grow more vigorously, and are much 

 hardier when grafted upon young stocks of the Cucumber 

 Magnolia. This we have found to be particularly the 

 case with the Chinese species and varieties. 



All these trees are such superbly beautiful objects upon 

 a lawn in their rich summer garniture of luxuriant foliage, 

 and large odoriferous flowers, that they need no further 

 recommendation from us to insure their regard and 

 admiration from all persons who have room for their 

 culture. If possible, situations somewhat sheltered either 

 by buildings or other trees, should be chosen for all the 

 species, except the Cucumber Magnolia, which thrives 

 well in almost any aspect not directly open to violent 

 gales of wind. 



The White-wood, or Tulip Tree. Liriodendron, 



Nat. Ord. MagnoKaceae. Lin. Syst. Polyandria, Polygynia. 



The Tulip tree belongs to the same natural order as the 



Magnolias, and is not inferior to most of the latter in all 



that entitles them to rank among our very finest forest 



trees. 



The taller Magnolias, as we have already remarked, do 

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