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80 resembled Junipers ; but as they get up, the character changes Tery much to a 

 Cypress. I am iidt sure of the hardihood of this tree. My best specimen was killed 

 last winter, though an inferior one is uninjured, except the tops a little brown. 



Ccdrus Lihani — I'erfootly hardy when well established. 



Ccdrus Dcodura — A little tender the first or second winter; afterwards apparently 

 uninjured by the severest cold. 



Cryptomeria — My experience has been with tliis tree, that it suffers more from 

 over than under protection. My best specimen, some twelve feet high, was destroyed 

 during a mild winter from too much and too close covering, though it had gone 

 through a much severer one with the slightest protection. I am quite satisfied that 

 in my latitude they should be on the north side, and in the shadow of houses or 

 woods, to be entirely successful. 



Sahina communis and variegata — Both hardy. 



Araucaria imhricata — This stands perfectly well with me on the north side of a 

 wood, if planted on a mound, so that the water runs from the roots on every side, 

 and in about two-thirds of Rockaway (white) sand to one-third leaf-mold. 



Taxodiinn scmpervirens — I have abandoned this as too rapid and succulent in its 

 late growth for our climate. I think it would stand very well at Baltimore, and per- 

 haps at Philadelphia. 



Taxodium horizontalis — Hardy. 



Cunninghamia glauca — Tender. 



Cunninghamia sinensis — Quite hardy, and, from its resemblance to the Araucaria, 

 a very desirable plant where the latter will not stand. 



Taxus baccata (English Yew) — Ilardy. 



Taxns elegantissima — Hardy and very striking. 



Taxus pendula — Hardy and desirable. 



Taxus aurea — Hardy and curious. 



Taxus adpressa — Doubtful. 



Thuya filiformis, Ckinensis, plicata, Tartarica — All beautiful and hard}. 



Podocarpus lateralis — Killed. 



Lihocedrus Chiliensis — Killed. 



Euonymus fimhriata — Killed. 



There are two acquisitions to our evergreen shrubs which I desire to mention here 

 as well worthy the attention of amateurs. They are. Ilex latifolia and Hex laurifolia. 

 It was the impression of Mr. Downing that the laurifolia was the only Ilex that 

 would generally stand our climate. At his suggestion I imported some, and they 

 prove entirely hardy. I can say the same, or nearly so, of the latifolia, which, hav- 

 ing a leaf like a Camellia, only larger, will prove the greatest possible acquisition. 



Among the Rhododendrons, Waterers' hybrid catawbiensis (100 plants of which, 

 in forty odd varieties of bloom, he sells for £10,) are also great additions to our ever- 

 green shrubs, being perfectly hardy, and blooming the year of importation. So also 

 will be the eighteen varieties of Sikkim Rhododendrons, if they will stand our cli 

 an experiment I shall make another winter. 



