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which is the only sort that in the middle or eastern sections 
of the Union, grows within 150 miles of the sea-shore. This 
is the Magnolia of the swamps of New-Jersey, and the south, 
[M. glauca ,) of which so many fragrant and beautiful bou- 
quets are gathered in the season of its inflorescence, brought 
to New- York and Philadelphia, and exposed for sale in the 
markets. It is rather a large bush, than a tree ; with shi- 
ning, green, laurel-like leaves, four or five inches long, some- 
what mealy or glaucous beneath. The blossoms, about 
three inches broad, are snowy white, and so fragrant that 
where they abound in the swamps, their perfume is often 
perceptible for the distance of a quarter of a mile. 
The foreign sorts introduced into our gardens from China, 
are the Chinese purple, [M. purpurea ,) which produces an 
abundance of large delicate purple blossoms, early in the 
season ; the Yulan or Chinese White Magnolia, (ikf. con- 
spicua ,) a most abundant bloomer, bearing beautiful white, 
fragrant flowers in April, before the leaves appear ; and 
Soulange’s Magnolia, (M. Soulangiana , ) a hybrid between 
the two foregoing, with large flowers delicately tinted with 
white and purple. These succeed well in sheltered situa- 
tions, in our pleasure-grounds, and add greatly to their 
beauty early in the season. Grafted on the cucumber tree, 
they form large and vigorous trees of great beauty. 
The Magnolia, in order to thrive well, requires a deep 
rich soil ; which in nearly all cases, to secure their luxuri- 
ance, should be improved by adding thereto some leaf mould 
or decayed vegetable matter from the woods. When trans- 
planted from the nursery, they should be preferred of small 
or only moderate size, as their succulent roots are easily in- 
jured, and they recover slowly when large. Most of them 
may be propagated from seed ; but they flower sooner, grow 
