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should be planted in every shrubbery, 

 as it grows fast ; the knife should be 

 used very freely every winter to keep 

 it in bounds, and it will flower the 

 more freely ; the Spanish broom 

 grows fast and flowers freely, and 

 would be very useful in most squares 

 planted amongst the shrubs ; gum 

 cistus — I have seen this flower very 

 freely, and have no doubt it will do 

 well in most squares, and be very 

 showy while in flower ; guilder rose, 

 so common and showy in plantations 

 in the country, will be found to do 

 well in any town garden if planted 

 young ; the holly I believe to be one 

 of the best evergreen shrubs for 

 towns, and if the different varieties 

 are planted in clusters, will do well 

 and have a pleasing effect; they 

 should be transplanted about mid- 

 summer ; the drier the weather the 

 better, for if they are then well wa- 

 tered they will start freely ; the olive- 

 leaved privet — this is very free in 

 grow th,has beautiful large bright green 

 foliage, a first-class shrub for towns, 



nearly evergreen; white and red 

 mezeron I have had to do well, their 

 sweet flowers come out early in 

 spring, and are much admired ; roses 

 — this well-known favourite loves an 

 open, free air, which at present Lon- 

 don cannot boast of, and the only 

 sorts my experience allows me to re- 

 commend are the old cabbage, York 

 and Lancaster, Kussellianum, and 

 llosede Meux; Kibes sanguinea grows 

 freely, and is well worthy a place in 

 any garden ; the Viburnam lantana, 

 or wayfaring tree, is one of the best 

 shrubs for towns, and I am surprised 

 it is not more grown in the parks and 

 squares ; it flowers in May, with 

 large heads similar to the hydrangea, 

 followed by beautiful red berries, 

 and only wants to be better known 

 to be more grown in towns ; lilacs— 

 these will grow in any town garden ; 

 the Persian is the freest to flower, 

 and the common red and white are 

 the most useful to cover, as they 

 grow stronger. 



STRAWBERRIES AT TARM, YORKSHIRE. 



The late Mr. Nicholson took a great 

 interest in the strawberry, and had 

 formed a collection of more than 400 

 varieties, being in constant commu- 

 nication with the principal growers 

 of France, Belgium, America, and 

 Great Britain ; and the collection is 

 still kept up by Mr. Nicholson, and 

 many seedlings left by Mr. Nicholson 

 are now being proved. 



One of the best of these seedlings 

 is named Alice Nicholson, a cone- 

 shaped fruit of a luscious rich flavour, 

 and a good bearer. This is a fine-fla- 

 voured kind and a handsome fruit. 

 Gloriais another of theYarm seedlings, 

 and in growth is akin to Black Prince, 

 but the fruit is large, round, and 

 handsome, with a rich Pine and 

 Hautbois flavour combined, and a 

 good cropper. Prince Victor is 

 another seedling, and has not only 

 large, handsome, round fruit of rich 

 flavour, but is a free cropper. 



An extremely fine strawberry is 

 grown here, received I believe from 

 Belgium, and is called " Premier on 

 the British Queen," but which will 

 now be called Premier. It is quite 

 unlike the British Queen in growth 

 or shape, but has its flavour. It is a 

 large, hand some, round, dark-coloured 

 strawberry, resembling Keen's Seed- 

 ling in habit and shape, but distinct 

 from it, and a good cropper ; and 

 with its fine flavour and large size is 

 a decided acqiiisition. Lord Murray 

 has a British Queen style of fruit, 

 with a rich sugary flavour, very large 

 and very free bearer, and a good 

 hardy sort. Lord Clyde (Dean's), 

 planted in April, fruited here as well 

 as the dry summer would admit, and 

 was considered by Mrs. Nicholson 

 and her foreman to be first-rate in 

 flavour. Titiens, sent out, I think, 

 by Messrs. E. G-. Henderson and 

 Son, has fine fruit, but is deficient in 

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