boautiful shrul) than this. I ran not refer to any cultivated Ppecimens. We have thciu 

 in flic wcxhIs in all their niagnitiocnce, but they are " boni to blush unseen, and waste 

 their sweetness on the desert air." 



Maiionia AQi'iKOLiA — IloUij-leaved Berhcrnj. — This is an indispensable plant fur 

 tlio foreground of a winter landscape, but re(iuires to bo shaded from the .sun and 

 planted on dry soil. It is very ornamental when in flower. B. fanicularis is also 

 admirably adapted for undergrowth in ornamental plantations. 



l*iiiLi.YREAs. — These are beautiful small-foliaged evergreens, perfectly hardy. Speci- 

 mens here are small, but stand without any protection. 



CvKii.LA uACEMiFLORA. — Tliis dcsifable evergreen is ratlier scarce. It is worthy of 

 more extensive cultivation. Its racemes of flower are plentifully produced — an addi- 

 tonal recommendation as an ornamental plant. 



Taxus baccata — Eiuflhh Yno. — This tine evergreen is well known, and succeeds 

 well. Small plants are sometimes injured by winter sun. T. Canadensis is similar to 

 the above, and forms a fine spreading mass of evergreen. It is also plentiful in the 

 woods, and is readily transplante<.l. The Ui)right or Irish Yew is very eff'ective in 

 some situations. There are plants here ten feet in height, and of proportionate thick- 

 ness. It succeeds well in all situations. 



RiiODODEXDUON MAXiMiM — Mountain Laurel. — This and R. punctatum, M. ponti- 

 cum, and R. Catau'biense, are under cultivation. Several magnificent specimens could 

 be referred to. Imported hybrids also stand, under tlie .shade of trees. The great 

 secret in growing these plants, is to keep the roots near the surface, by top-dressings of 

 leaf-mold, or similar vegetable matter, and plant on trenched soil, that they may have 

 abundance of moisture without being actually wet. 



Yucca gloriosa — Adams Needle. — The Yuccas are very distinct in their habits, 

 and give quite a tropical expression when introduced in small clumps. AVhen in flower, 

 they command admiration. No pleasure grounds can be comj)lete without them. 



JuNii'ERUS Sabina — Savin. — This beautiful dwarf shrub is well adapted for under- 

 growth, and adds one more to the list of suitable plants for covering the "nakedness of 

 the land" during winter. 



JiNiPEuus COMMUNIS — Common Juniper. — No plant that I am familiar with, pre- 

 sents so beautiful a play of light and shade in its foliage as this. It is a fine contrast 

 to some of the deeper-foliaged evergreens. 



Cui'KESSUS TiiuYOiDES — White Cedar. — Avery beautiful native evergreen. Small, 

 flat, imbricated foliage, resembling at a distance the common Arbor Vitse. 



Thuyas — Arbor Vitces. — The Siberian is the most beautiful when young. T. fili- 

 formis (weeping) is a desirable plant, and T. aurea, for its variegated foliage. 



ToRKEYA taxifolia provcs hardy. I have seen a small plant that has been out 

 unprotected for several years. It is very pretty in its young state. 



PiNUS PUMiLis, from its slow growth, may be ranked as a shrub. It is well adapted 

 for rounding oft" plantations, or merging them into low shrubbery, planting at angles 

 and bends of walks. Set out by itself in a lawn, it forms a superb rounded mass of 

 close, stift" shoots and foliage. 



