CONTENTS. xili 
namental Character. — Quality and Durability of its Wood.—A 
Reason for its Scarcity.—Small Magnolia, Sweet Bay.—Its At- 
tainable Height.—Its Limited Range and Exceptional Ornament. 
—A Perfect Specimen Described.—How to Preserve its Seed and 
Young Plants.—Great-leaved Magnolia—Its Rarity and Remark- 
able Characteristics. Umbrella-tree.—Its Resemblance to the Great- 
leaved Magnolia. —Its Range of Growth and Favorable Soil.— 
Its Usual Height.—Its Artistic Beauty, Odoriferous Qualities, and 
Peculiar Tendency. —Ear-leaved Magnolia, or Ear-leaved Um- 
brella-tree.—Where Found.—Its Height.—Its Pleasing and Distin- 
guishing: Features.— Yulan Magnolia.—Its Foreign Nativity and 
Recent Introduction into the United States—Its Distinctive Char- 
acter and Odoriferous Production.—The Foliage of Young Trees De- 
scribed. — Recommended Specimens. —The Conspicuous-flowered 
Magnolia. —Its Distinguishing Difference. —The Empress Alex- 
andrina’s Conspicuous-flowered Magnolia.—Date of Introduction 
into England.—Its Parallel of Thrift and its Floral Productiveness, 
Manner of Planting.—Magnolia Purpurea.—Its Nativity.— Color 
of Bloom.—How Grown, and Medicinal Properties....... Page 118 
CHAPTER XXVII. 
YELLOW WOOD. 
Its Rarity and Limited Height.— Where Found and General Char- 
acteristics. —Manner of Preserving and Sowing its Seed. — The 
Dogwood. —Cornel Dogwood. —Its Singularity of Species and 
Diffused Growth. —Its Ornamental and Useful Advantages, — 
Method of Preparing and Sowing its Seed. —The Jamaica Dog- 
wood.—Description and Medicinal Properties—The Date Plum. 
—Persimmon. —Its Usual Height and Size.— Peculiarities of its 
Foliage and Bark. — Effect of Frost on its Fruit. — Description 
and Uses of its Wood. — Preserving its Seed. — The Mulberry. — 
Red Mulberry. — Where Found, Attainable Height, and Manner 
of Growth. — Durability and Uses of its Wood. — Its Ornamental 
Value.—How to Obtain its Seed—The Black Mulberry.—Its For- 
eign Origin. —Its Comparative Growth and Productiveness. — Its 
Dedication. —Weight of its Wood per Cubic Foot. — Effect of Age 
on its Fruitfulness. —The White Mulberry-tree. —Its Main Dis- 
tinguishing Feature. —Its Growth. — Countries to which Indige- 
nous. — Purpose for which Introduced into the United States, and 
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CHAPTER XXVIII. 
THE BOW-WOOD, OR OSAGE ORANGE. 
Range of Growth, and Soil Favorable to its Growth.—Its Attainable 
Height.—The Incorruptible Property of its Wood.—Color of its 
Wood, Uses for which Fit, and Advantages.—Its Productiveness 
