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cutting, it can be confined to a small space, and if permitted to grow it w ill cover considerable 
ground in the course of time. No drooping tree of recent introduction has more merits than this. 
It was brought from Japan by Von Siebold. Si. 50. 
DARK PURPLE LEAVED BEECH. 
Magnolias. 
Their superior stateliness of form and splendor of growth, the size and richness of their 
foliage and lavish yield of fragrant tlowers, all tend to place them in the foremost rank among 
hardy ornamental trees and shrubs. Their proper place is on the lawn, where they show to fine 
advantage in contrast to the green: or they may be planted effectively on the borders of lawns, 
with an evergreen in the background to heighten the contrast. Planted in groups, they yield to 
no rival, and their effect in the early Spring is grand beyond description, illuminating the whole 
landscape and filling the atmosphere with their rich perfume. 
To insure success in their transplanting, they should be moved in the Spring, never in the 
Fall, and the Chinese varieties at that period when they are coming into bloom, and, consequently, 
