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cerris variegata, 30 feet, yellow margin, d. ; Golden Oak, Q. concordia, 

 30 feet, golden leaves, d.; Black Oak, Q. nigra, 30 feet, blackishleaves, 

 distinct, d. ; Silver-leaved Alaternus, Hhamnus foliis argenteis, 10 

 feet, silver variegated, e. ; Variegated Narrow-leaved Alaternus, B. 

 angustifolla var., 10 feet, e. ; Silver-leaved Lime, Tilia argentea, 40 

 feet, under side of leaves, white, d. ; Silver Elm, Ulmus campeslris 

 variegata, 30 feet, white variegation, d. ; Golden Elm, U. c. aurea, 

 30 feet, bright golden leaf, d. ; Variegated Weeping "Wych-Elm, U. 

 montana pendulavar., 15 feet, d. ; Golden-leaved Tulip Tree Lirioden- 

 dron tulipiferum, var. aureo-pictis, richly variegated ; Purple Weeping 

 Elm, Ulmus campestris pendula purpurea, 20 feet ; Golden-leaved 

 Alder, Alnus glandulosa aurea, rich golden leafage (see coloured 

 plate). 



Trees richly coloured in Autumn (just before shedding their 

 leaves, a number of which are fine for park or garden). — Norway 

 Maple, Acer platanioides, 30 feet, leaves die olf yellow ; Scarlet 

 Maple, A. ruhrum, 30 feet, leaves die off red ; Virginian'Bird Cherry, 

 Cerasus virginiana, 20 feet, leaves die off yellow ; Cockspur Thorn, G. 

 crus-galli, 15 feet, decaying leaves bronzy red ; Yellow-berried Thorn, 

 G.flava, 15 feet, decaying leaves yellow ; Pear-leaved Thorn, C. pgri- 

 folia, 15 feet, leaves die off yellow ; Dark-leaved Spindle Tree, 

 JEuonymus atropurpureus, 8 feet, dies off red and purple ; Broad- 

 leaved Spindle Tree, E. latifolius, 15 feet, decaying leaves purple ; 

 Three-spined Gleditschia, G. tricauthos, 40 feet, decaying leaves 

 yellow ; Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, 30 feet, yellow, showy ; 

 Panicle- flowered Kolreuteria, K. paniculata, 20 feet, yellow ; Liqui- 

 dambar, L. styraeijlua, 30 feet, yellow and crimson ; Tulip Tree, 

 Liriodendrom lulipifera, 40 feet, yellow ; White Mulberry, Moms 

 alba, 20 feet, yellow, valuable for its fruit ; Bed-flowered Pavia, P. 

 ruhrum, 6 feet, brown-red; Leafy Pear, Pgrus vestita, yellow; neat 

 and pretty ; Arbutus-leaved Pear, P. arbutifolia, 6 feet, crimson ; 

 Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea, 40 feet, red, valuable for its timber ; 

 Mirbeek's Oak, Q. Mirbechi, 20 feet, yellow, fine for parks ; Venetian 

 Sumach, Rhus cotinus, 8 feet, yellow, useful for small lawns ; Stag's- 

 Horn Sumach, E. tgphina, 20 feet, red ; Veined-leaved Sumach, H. 

 venenatum, 10 feet, scarlet ; Lime Tree, Tilia europaia, 40 feet, yellow, 

 useful for avenues. S. H. 



CULTIVATION OF THE GLADIOLUS. 



HIS magnificent autumnal flower adroitly evades inclusion 

 in any of the classifications usually adopted in books and 

 catalogues. We cannot class it with hardy perennials, 

 because, as a rule, it cannot be left in the open ground 

 during winter, as we might leave a lily, a tritoma-, or 

 a phlox. If we class it with bulbous flowers, the cynical critic will 

 rebuke us on the ground that the so-called bulb of the gladiolus is 

 nothing of the sort, and may not be treated in precisely the same 

 way as a bulb, whether in ordinary cultivation, or for the purpose 



