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such species known on this side of the Atlan- 

 tic. It is far more slender and delicate in 

 growth than the common Weeping Willow 

 {Salix Babylo7iica) though a hardier tree in 

 northern aspects. It is also distinguished by 

 the purplish color of the shoots and the darker 

 green hue of the leaves. The habit, too, is 

 very distinct ; if a cutting is stuck into the 

 ground and allowed to take root, it forms a 

 low trailing shrub. When grafted standard 

 high, however, on a straight stem of a species 

 of tree Willow, grown here for the purpose, 

 its branches droop in the most graceful man- 

 ner, forming a delicate and beautiful round 

 head, with spray falling like a fountain — so 

 much like it, indeed, that we suggested to Mr. 

 R. the propriety of re-christening this incog- 

 nita among Willows, the "Fountain Willow." 

 Another equally novel and striking lawn 

 tree is the Weeping Purple Beech ; its droop- 

 ing habit quite picturesque, and the color of 

 its very smooth foliage a rich dark purple, 

 calculated to produce an unicjue effect among 

 the ordinary green tints of the landscape gar- 

 den. A narrow-leaved Weeping Ash {Frax- 

 i?ufs lentiscifolia -pendula) struck us as ex- 

 tremely pretty. The AYeeping Larch, a most 

 slender and graceful variety, with branches 

 falling like a rain shower. The Weeping So- 

 phora, pretty well known already in American 

 pleasure grounds as one of the most graceful of 

 weeping shrubs, and the Weeping Silver Lime, 

 [Tilia albape7idvla,) a large tree with drooping 

 branches, and foliage of a fine silvery tint on its 

 under surface, are also worthy of the especial at- 

 tention of those who wish to enrich their lawns 

 with interesting specimens of sylvan beauty. 

 Among other fine trees which should be bet- 

 ter known at home, we were most impressed 

 by the following : A species of Maple called 

 the Purple-leaved Sycamore, * whose leaves 

 and foot-stalks are finely tinged with purple, 



* The species of Butionwood, commonly called Sycamore 

 ill Ami rica, are known as •■Plane liees" in England, while a 

 species of broad-leaved Maple {Acer pseudo platanus) are 

 known as Sycamore ni the latter country. 



which gives it a very pleasing effect in a group 

 of other trees. It is a very hardy and vigor- 

 ous tree. The Huntington Elm — an English 

 variety, the most rapid growing of all Elms — 

 with very large, broad and handsome foliage, 

 very upright growth, and a remarkably clean, 

 smooth trunk. The variegated leaved Oak, 

 {QueroKS cerris var.) the foliage finely and 

 distinctly marked , and the Pyramidal Plane 

 tree, a very healthy oriental species, with a 

 finely shaped head. These were, to us, the 

 most interesting among the deciduous trees ; 

 as the Deodar Cedar, the Chili Pine, the 

 Douglass Fir, (of all which there is a large 

 stock here,) were among evergreen trees. We 

 should not, however, omit to mention, with es- 

 pecial admiration, a noble evergreen propaga- 

 ted here very extensively, called the Atlas 

 Cedar {Cedrus argentea,) much hardier than 

 the Cedar of Lebanon, with a beautiful silvery 

 hue in its foliage. The Gold-striped Yew is 

 a gay and novel looking small evergreen tree. 

 Among ether niiscellaneous deciduous shrubs 

 we noticed a pretty new Tamarisk tree, [Tam- 

 arix Africana,) from the Atlas mountains, a 

 high and snowy region ; hence it will prove 

 quite hardy in the United States, being much 

 more so in Europe than the common German 

 Tamarisk. Its delicate sea-green foliage and 

 graceful slender shoots are very attractive. 

 Caragana fygmea is a pretty drooping- 

 headed shrub for the lawn ; and Hedera Reg- 

 neriana is a new Ivy with immense leaves, 

 more hardy than the common European Ivy, 

 and therefore likely to prove a valuable addi- 

 tion to our list of climbers in the United 

 States. Purpureum fruiticosum is a low 

 shrub valuable for its quality of growing close 

 to the sea shore. 



The practical nurseryman would find enough 

 to occupy his attention for a long time in the 

 curious and complete system of propagation 

 carried on in this establishment. Not con- 

 tent there, with propagating all the more com- 



