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may be sown as they are, in any liglit, good soil, one inch deep, and 

 will, in the course of about two months, germinate. As the seeds 

 are worth at the present time a shilling each, it is advisable to sow 

 them in pots, and place the pots in a frame or pit, that they may be 

 exposed to fewer risks than if sown in the open ground. We will 

 now enumerate the varieties of A. Japonica. 



MALE ATJCUBAS. 



Auciiba Japonica masculaviridis. — This is the green-leaved form 

 of the male ; a neat and handsome shrub, with dark-green glossy 

 leaves. 



A. J. m. angustata. — An elegant narrow-leaved variety ; quite 

 green. 



A. J. m. hicolor. — Bold and handsome, the centre of the leaf 

 striped with yellow ; very showy. 



A. J. m. i-aria. — Leaves marked with fine yellow blotch. 



A. J. m. maculata. — E-ichly blotched with yellow and cream 

 colour. 



FEMALE ATJCrSAS. 



Aucubas Japonica f(E7nina viridis. — The green-leaved form ; quite 

 a handsome shrub, irrespective altogether of its berry-bearing 

 properties. 



A. J.f. elegans. — Fine broad leaves, deeply serrated, with broad 

 centre of yellow and green margio. 



A. J.f. latifolia. — Very broad dark-green leaf ; a strikingly hand- 

 some shrub. 



A. J.f. limbata. — The margins of the leaves are yellow, and the 

 disk exhibits two shades of green. 



A.J.f.longifolia. — A distinct and elegant variety, the leaves 

 green, longer, and narrower than usual. 



A. J. f. longifolia variegata. — A moderately-well coloured form 

 of the last-named ; the variegation consists in lines and clouds of 

 sulphur and amber. 



A. J. f macropliylla. — One of the most remarkable of all ; the 

 leaves extra broad, and quite alight green. 



A. J. f . elegantissima. — Leaves extra large, with one large spot 

 of clear yellow, and the rest of the leaf green dappled with yellow ; 

 one of the handsomest of all. 



A. J.f variegata aurea. — Superb stripe of gold yellow up the 

 centre of the leaf ; an excellent variety. 



It is but right to add, that though Mr. Fortune's female 

 plant was distributed by Mr. Standis^h, Mr. Bull, of King's 

 Eoad, Chelsea, has the honour of introducing by far the greater 

 portion of the above, both male and female, the varieties having 

 been obtained from Japan by Dr. Yon. Siebold. The last in 

 the list is a true English sport, which occurred in the nursery of 

 Messrs. Cutbush and Son, of Highgate, who have propagated it, and 

 offer plants to all who like to pay for them. Amongst the many 

 males, it appears that the one called maculata is the most prolific of 

 pollen. S. H. 



