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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. Magnoliaceae. 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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