H'M) TIIK BOTANISTS OF PHILADELPHIA. 



climate it is only in earl} 7 age that this tree is unialix con- 

 sidered very hardy or desirable, heiv. is in perfect condition 

 and greal beauty, and so are good specimens of .-1. 

 >! l>li<il.nnirti. A. cilici<i. one of the hcst of all iirs in our 

 climate, and .1. J/W//'///'.*. A remarkably slender and 

 compact pyramidal form of the iir of Europe. A. i>tcl!n<it<_i. 

 is one of the nio.-i Qotewortliy plants in the collection. 



"Among the spruces, Picea orientalis takes the lead in 

 beauty and vi^or. This tree, so far as is j.o.->ih]e tojud^e 

 at this time, is one of the handsomest and most satisfactory 

 of all the exotic conifers which have been hroiiuht into our 

 gardens. The (Colorado sjn'iiee, P. pnu'icu* and P.Kno>l- 

 ininiiii, arc in u,-oi)d condition; indeed, the hardiness and 

 vii:or of these t'.vo trei-s seem able to resist any sort of 

 climate or soil that can be found in the northern or middle 

 .-tates. The tide-water spruce, of the north-\ve-t coast. /'. 

 .s'/7(7/M/.sv'.s, is raided and unsatisfactory, and appears to sutler 

 from the cold of the Pennsylvania winters, and the long, 

 hot, dry summers. On the other hand, 1\ Xini11i'i<iiiu. of the' 

 Himalayas, is in excellent condition, and promises to ^TOW 

 into a lar^'c and beautiful tree. A remarkably line plant of 

 what is known as Whale's Norway spruce, a pendulous- 

 branched sport of the Norway spruce, which originated 

 many years a-o near Boston, will interest those who care for 

 ! rees of monstrous form. 



'There are no remarkable specimens of Juniperus in 

 the collection, and the ( Vdars have all gone, although in a 

 neighboring garden t here is a good plant of the Lebanon 

 variety. There is a healthy little specimen of the western 

 mountain hemlock. Tsuga Pattoniann. There is a fair, but 

 not a remarkable specimen of the Japanese >'< iadoj>itys, and 



