FOREIGN ANB MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 



thread. By having the plants clothed with 

 branches in this waj', and bj' keeping the leaves 

 in a green and healtliy state, the specimens never 

 liave that bare and broom-headed appearance 

 which they often present in England when they 

 are taken into the green-house in winter. 



" About Shanghae and Ning-po the Chrysan- 

 tliemum is still better managed than it is near 

 Canton ; but the success which attends it may 

 be attributed, partlj^ at least, to the more fa- 

 vorable nature of the climate, the plant being 

 indigenous to the central or more nortliern parts 

 of the empire. The system of cultivation is 

 nearly the same — the main points attended to 

 being those which have been noticed, namely, 

 clioosing a rich soil, planting at once into large 

 pots, training to a single stem, and inducing it 

 to send out numerous laterals, and giving libe- 

 ral supplies of manure water during the growing 

 season. The Chinese are fond of liaving very 

 large blooms, and, in order to obtain these, they 

 generally pick oft' all the small flower buds." 



Here is a grai)hic descrijjtion of a Cryptome- 

 ria, from which we may judge what it ought to 

 become among our.selves:— 



" Never in my life had I seen such a view as 

 this, so grand, so sublime. High ranges of 

 mountains were towering on my right and on 

 my left, while before me. as far as the eye could 

 reach, the whole country seemed broken up in- 

 to mountains and hills of all heights, with peaks 

 of every form. 



While gazing with wonder and admiration on 

 the scene, my attention was arrested by a soli- 

 tary Pine tree of great size, standing about a 

 hundred yards from the gateway. No otlier 

 trees of any size were near it. Its solitary posi- 

 tion near the pass, and its great height and 

 beautiful symmetry, made it appear a most 

 striking object. ' AVhat could it be? was it new, 

 or did we already possess it in England?' I 

 must confess that for a few seconds I had 

 eyes for notliing else. Chairs, coolies, and 

 mountains were all forgotten, and I believe, had 

 the guard of Celestials attempted to prevent me 

 from going into Fokien, the only boon I should 

 asked at their hands would have been to be al- 

 lowed to go and inspect this noble Pine. 



The Chinese guard, liowever, had not the 

 slightest intention of interfering with my move- 

 ments, and, as the tree was on the roadside, I 

 soon came up to it, and found it to be the Japan 

 Cedar (Cryi)tomeria japonica,) a ti-ee which I 

 had already introduced into England , and which, 

 even in a young state, had been greatly admired 

 there. I had never before seen such a noble 

 specimen, and. although I would rather it had 

 been something new, I yet felt proud of having 

 been the means of introducing into Europe a 

 tree of such size, symmetry, and beauty. It 

 was at least 120 feet in height,— it might be 

 nmch more. — as straight as a larch, and had its 

 lower branches droo]iing to the ground. It had 

 been 'lopped,' like other Chinese trees, and 

 idently ])reserved with great care My 

 inamen looked upon it with great admiration, 



and informed me it was the only specimen of the 

 kind in this part of the country, and that it had 

 been planted by some former emperor when he 

 crossed the mountains." 



Cunninghamia lanceolata would seem to be 

 a much finer thing than in this country it is be- 

 lieved to be: 



" The sides of the mountainshere were cloth- 

 ed with dense woods of the lance-leaved Pine 

 (Cumiinghamia lanceolata.) This was the first 

 time I had seen this Fir tree of sufficient size 

 to render it of value for its timber. Many of 

 the specimens were at least 80 feet in height, 

 and perfectl}- straight. There was a richness 

 too in the aj)pearance of its foliage which I had 

 never seen befoie; sometimes it was tif a deep 

 green color, while at others it was of a bluish 

 tint. There are, doubtless, many varieties of 

 this tree amongst these hills." 



But we must close our extracts from Mr. 

 Fortune's book. Upon the main object of it, 

 namely, the character of the Tea countries of 

 China, and the Tea plantations of India, and 

 upon the able manner in which the author exe- 

 cuted a delicate and somewhat dangerous task, 

 we shall have something to say next week. — 

 Gard. Chronicle. 



Rhapsodies about Roses. — ■ 



Old EiiglaiicVs emblem is the Rose ; 



There is no other flower 

 With half the graces that adorn 



This heauly of llie l)0\verl 

 And England's dau-jhters are as fair 



As any bud that blows! 

 ■What son of hers that hath not loved 



Some bonny English Rose ! 



I blush, almost as deep a crimson as '• Geant 

 des Batailles, H. P.," when I confess that for 

 a quarter of a century I walked ■' this goodly 

 frame, the earth," with about as much appre- 

 ciation of the beauties of Flora as a hii)i)opota- 

 mus. If in childhood I had some respect for 

 the Cowslip, it was only in anticipation of its 

 sparkling wine ; and no sooner was I promoted 

 to port, than I coldly abandoned my former 

 friend to its graminivorous synonyme. Pomona 

 was the goddess of my youth; and the sacrifices 

 which I made unto her (upon the altar of our 

 family medicine chest) were great mdeed. " 

 dura puerorum ilia .'" it makes me sliuddcr to 

 recall how I cranched those huge green Goose- 

 berries! Mine early manhood bronghtno change, 

 though oft I gave my guineas for bouquets; 

 and, when there was a show at Chiswick, wore 

 raiment which defied the showers, and laughed 

 expense to scorn. There might have been, so 

 beautiful was my apparel, a special i)rize for 

 "gent's best primrose kids," and a Banksian 

 medal, as big as a warming pan, for the neatest, 

 glos.siest pair of patent morning boots! " Ac- 

 coutred as I was," have I many a time strolled 

 through those tented gardens, and never (for I 

 will make a clean brea.st of it) never looked at 

 a flower. Those Pinks. Carnations, Roses, and 

 Tulips, which require the protection of 

 net, monopolised my admiring gaze, 



