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coniferous plant, and quite distinct; it has larger leaves, and is more glaucous 

 in character than the form usually seen in our gardens. Cryptomeria elegans is 

 also a fine hardy conifer from Japan, and has proved thoroughly hardy even in 

 the interior of Scotland ; during winter the foliage turns to a lively reddish - 

 brown, while it is of a very elegant and dense habit. Cordolyne Australia was 

 doiDg remarkably well, though occupying a position fully exposed to the east 

 wind, and stands out all the winter. It has stood 20 degrees of frost without sus- 

 taining any injury. Abies grandis is a very beautiful tree when obtained 

 in its true form, and should be in every collection of hardy plants. A. 

 Japonica, thought to be a new form of A. obovata, is a very distinct species, 

 the leaves being of a beautiful glaucous green, the growth very rapid, and 

 the young shoots have the appearance of being almost transparent. It came 

 from the Altai Mountains of Siberia. A. Orientalis is a handsome plant also, 

 and can be highly commended. Eaphiolepis ovata is a very fine hardy Ever- 

 green ; its white flowers are freely produced during the end of May and begin- 

 ning of June, after which it becomes covered with purple-black berries. 



In one part of the nursery was a plantation of a very fine ornamental-leaved 

 Walnut from China ; the leaves are compound, the component parts taking the 

 form of the Ash leaf — one of these measured 42 inches in length. It is just as 

 hardy as the common Walnut, and has been called provisionally Juglans macro- 

 phylla. It bears somewhat small fruit. This species was sent home by Mr 

 Robert Fortune from North China, and were it evergreen it would be invaluable. 

 It is a plant well worth looking after. Close by was a piece of variegated Hollies, 

 about 7000 in number, of all the leading kinds. Many of these were becoming 

 finely coloured, appearing to like the exposure to which they are subjected. One 

 of the most distinct is Perry's Weeping Silver. This was growing, as it should 

 grow, in a standard form in belts of shrubberies by the principal roadways, and 

 formed a very elegant and handsome object. It should be worked high upon the 

 stock, to allow ample space for the development of its elegant pendulous growth, 

 especially as it is the fastest-growing of all the variegated Hollies. 



How well the Golden Yew stands the sun was effectually demonstrated here ; 

 and the moral drawn was, that it should on no account be planted in the shade. 

 The plants of the Ascot Golden Irish, a form raised from seed, were beautifully 

 tinted with gold. This retains its hue even in a sandy soil, but the striped kinds 

 do not keep their colour well here at Ascot. 



Mr Standish firmly believes in the undoubted beauty of Paul's new crimson 

 Thorn, as he is working it extensively. He finds it does better budded than when 

 grafted, and recommends it accordingly. 



In the matter of Euonymuses Mr Standish is especially rich. Among newer 

 forms were — E. latifolius argenteus, in fine character ; a great lot of it had been 

 worked as standards ; it is a fine thing, when growing in this way, to stand about 

 among darker-leaved shrubs, as the bright-looking heads of the Euonymus gives 

 a life to them. E. radicans latifolia variegata is very distinct from the ordinary 

 form of E. radicans variegata, and is very good also. E. latifolius albo-variegatus 

 is a most exquisite shrub, having the whitest variegation of all the large-leaved 

 kinds ; it is perfectly hardy, having withstood 40 degrees of frost without sus- 

 taining the slightest injury. The Japanese Skimmia oblata is well worthy of 

 notice, being covered with a profusion of fine red berries. Cupressus Nutkanensis 

 alba of Loudon has a very handsome variegation, and was raised from seed by Mr 

 Standish. Here, too, was the fine Viburnum Sieboldii, said by Siebold to stand 

 out in Holland throughout the year : if it should prove hardy in this country, Mr 

 Standish thinks it will be one of the finest evergreens we have. Aucubas are a 



