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and growing freely, and if 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 years growth in the seed-beds, take them all up out of 
the face with a spade without injuring the roots or 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. 
MtJisia Frutcx, Laburnum, and Snowy Medlar. 
The Hibiscus syriacus, or althasa 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 Mesphilis 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, Snowdrop, and Fringe Trees. 
The Cercis canadencis, or American Judas tree, is one of our 
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 tetraptera, 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; many will not rise till the second 
