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savan, Professor Torrey — Torreya taxifolia ; 

 this specimen has been growing in the open ground 

 for four or five years, entirely without protection, 

 and exposed once to a temperature of 8" below 

 of Fahrenheit, without the least injury. Its gene- 

 ral appearance is that of a Yew tree, but it is 

 more upright in habit, much more rapid in growth, 

 and of a brighter and more lively green colour. 

 Messrs. Hogg are now propagating it considerably, 

 and it will undoubtedly form one of the finest acqui- 

 sitions to our limited list of fine hardy evergreens. 

 Budleya lindleyana has also been proved here 

 to be a hardy deciduous shrub. Wiegela rosea, 

 and Spiraea prunifolia ple.no, which we found ma- 

 ny specimens of here, Messrs. Hogg agreed with 

 us in considering the most charming acquisition to 

 our hardy shrubs — both so beautiful and so profuse 

 in their blossoms, and both blooming when only a 

 foot or two high. 



A variety of Dogwood with variegated leaves, 

 and with a really distinct and ornamental effect — 

 not pale and sickly, like many variegated-leaved 

 trees, attracted our attention. We also observed 

 a very handsome Weeping Sophora, and several 

 Scarlet Horse Chestnuts in full bloom. A fine 

 tree 20 feet high, of the Chinese Sand pear was a 

 conspicuous object along one of the nursery walks 

 — its foliage being almost as large and handsome 

 as that of Magnolia grandiflora. This species 

 certainly deserves to be more generally planted as 

 an ornamental tree. Messrs. Hogg think it will, 

 from its vigorous habit and free growth, make a 

 capital stock for working the finer pears upon, and 

 they are making some experiments to test this 

 point. 



The collection of hardy trees and shrubs com- 

 prises all the choicest and best species and varie- 

 ties. For showy and rare herbaceous plants, this 

 nursery has long been celebrated ; and we noticed 

 a great many species grown in quantities to sup- 

 ply the demand. Among climbing shrubs, a va- 

 riety of the Trumpet flower — Tecoma radicans 

 superba, was pointed out to us as very desirable 

 — a large stock of it being ready for market. It 

 grows quite dwarf, is a very free bloomer, and the 

 flowers are of a very vivid colour. 



Thalia dealbata — that beautiful southern aqua- 

 tic proves quite hardy here. Planted in a pond, 

 where it is covered with 5 or 6 inches of water, 

 it grows and flowers freely all summer. We also 

 saw that rare and beautiful variety of our water 

 Lily, Nymphcea odorata rosea, in full bloom in the 

 same pond — the flowers pure white with a deep 

 pink or crimson centre — very beautiful and deli- 

 ciously fragrant. 



The green-houses, hot-houses, and stove depart- 

 ments of the Yorkville nursery, are all extensive. 

 We noticed on entering the green-house, two no- 

 ble specimens, each 10 or 12 feet high, and very 

 perfectly formed, of that most lovely of all ever- 

 green trees the Norfolk Island Pine — {Araucaria 

 excelta.) 



From among our notes of new and rare species 



in the collection, we extract the following, which 

 may interest some of our readers. 



Hot-house plants. — Cestrum aurantiacum — a 

 very desirable plant, of much neater habit of 

 growth than this tribe of plants generally; the 

 flowers of a beautiful waxy yellow, blooming du- 

 ring the month of December, when flowers of any 

 kind are acceptable. A capital species 



Begonia fuchsioides — a most exquisite species 

 of Begonia, bearing bright pink flowers in profu- 

 sion during autumn and spring. The foliage is 

 small, neat and glossy, the habit excellent. 

 Messrs. H. have a large stock of this plant. 



Mr. Fortune's new Cape Jasmine — Gardenia 

 florida fortuneana — of the size and beauty of 

 w T hich so much has been said, is here, but has not 

 yet bloomed. 



Napoleona imperialis — from Africa, very curi- 

 ous and striking in its flowers. 



Combretum macrophyllum — a new species o 

 robust growth and large foliage — not yet flowered. 



Barnadesia rosea — a shrubby syngenesious 

 plant, with spires at the base of the leaf, and ve- 

 ry singular flowers of a beautiful deep rose-colour. 

 It continues in bloom some time, and will proba- 

 bly succeed well in the green-house. It is a deci- 

 ded acquisition. 



Bougainvillia spectabilis — a climbing plant — 

 quite new. 



Justicia aurantiaca — this has not yet bloomed, 

 but judging from the plates in the foreign Botani- 

 cal works, it will prove one of the finest of hot- 

 house plants. 



Clerodendron fallax, C. sinuatum, C. splendent, 

 C. squamatum, and several other species — very 

 fine plants, blooming all the summer and autumn. 



Bignonia picta — a capital species of very free 

 growth and beautiful foliage. It flowered last 

 month in the collection of Mr. Wm. Niblo, of 

 New- York. The flowers are light lilac in colour, 

 with markings of a deeper shade in the throat, fa- 

 ding off towards the edges of the corolla. The 

 shape of the flower is similar to that of B. radi- 

 cans — not quite so long in the tube, and rather 

 more open in the mouth. It apparently succeeds 

 w T ell in the conservatory, and w T ill form a fine con- 

 trast with B. venusta. 



Gloxinia teuchlerii — a very handsome species, 

 and other new varieties. 



We noticed a strong plant of Musa cavendishii 

 showing flowers — and among other plants in the 

 hot-house, that were quite new and rare, we noti- 

 ced Eranthemum coccineum, Begonia albo-cocci- 

 nea, Raphistemma pulchella, and Rhytidophyllum 

 Jloribundum. 



Green-house plants. — In the green-house our 

 attention was arrested by a fine specimen, 8 feet 

 high, of Yucca alafolia variegata. 



Ipomea fici/olia — this beautiful climber cannot 

 be too highly recommended. Planted out on a 

 trellis or arbor, like Impomea learii, it flowers 

 even more profusely than the latter, and grows 

 with equal luxuriance. 



