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Tlie HortkuUurist and Joimial 



Tilia red fern-leaved — Foliage deeply cut, 

 the bark on young growth rose colored. 



Acer, Wiers cut-leaved — A rapid grower, 

 shoots slender and drooping, in habit about as 

 graceful as the cut-leaved Birch — the foliage 

 is abundant, silvery underneath, deeply and 

 delicately cut — the leaf stalks are long and 

 tinted with red on the upper surface. We 

 believe it will rank among the most interest- 

 ing lawn trees, and may be easily adapted to 

 small places by an occasional cutting back, 

 which it will bear to any degree as well as a 

 willow. 



Quercus pedunculata laciniaia — An ele- 

 gant tree, foliage deeply cut, one of the best 

 cut-leaved trees. 



New and Itarf J^vei-yreftis. 



Biota Semper Anrea — A new variety of 

 the Aurea, which retains its golden tint the 

 year round. So far it has proved hardy with 

 us. A desirable acquisition. 



Juniperus oblonga pendula — A native of 

 Japan, of drooping habit, distinct and orna- 

 mental. 



Juniperus Chine^isis aurea — Young's Gol- 

 den Juniper — This is no doubt the most dis- 

 tinct and beautiful of all the yellow or golden 

 conifera, a vigorous grower. 



Juniperus venusta — Foliage of a beauti- 

 ful glaucus green color, erect and rapid grower. 

 This is one of the handsomest Junipers we 

 have seen. 



Netv and Rare Decithioiis Shrubs, 



Deutzia crenata fi. alba plena — A very 

 fine profuse flowering shrub — flowers pure 

 white, fine and distinct. 



Hydrangea Japonica alba — A charming 

 shrub, flower of delicate rose color, changing 

 to white. 



Hydrangea Japonica macrocephala — Very 

 large individual flowers, petals white, turning 

 to rose as they acquire age. 



Hydrangea Otaksa — Foliage of a beauti- 

 ful deep green. The plant produces immense 

 trusses of rose colored flowers in profusion ; 

 free-bloomer. 



Lilac alba grandifiora — Very large pure 

 white trusses. The finest white lilac. 



hilac Cornulia superha — Flowers light 



purple in bud, but when fully open a clear 

 blue ; truss ver}^ large ; the finest of its color 

 in cultivation. 



hilac Ville de Trayes — Dark purple ; large 

 panicle ; fine. 



iSpii-ea Fontenaysii — Vigorous and free 

 bloomer ; large panicles of white flowers. 



Weigela Gvstave Mallet — Red flowers ; 

 very showy ; free bloomers. 



Special reports on other subjects were pre- 

 sented, which we condense from the printed 

 copy of proceedings, sent us by Mr. P. Barry, 

 also from notes of the secretary, P. C. Rey- 

 nolds. 



Best Six Varieties of Hitrdy Roses, for General 

 Cultivation. 



Salet — a Moss rose, La France, 



Madame Plantier, Prairie Qnccn, 



Gen. Washington, Coquette des Alps. 



Hest Twelve Varieties Roses, 



In addition to the above list of six, the fol- 

 lowing were included, to make twelve : 



Baltimore Belle, Victor Verdier, 



Madame Charles Wood, Charles Lefebvre, 

 John Hopper, Caroline de Sansal. 



Best Twelve Deciduous Trees, for T^titvns, Stnall 

 or Xjarffe. 



Magnolia Sonlangeana, Salisbnria, 



Horse Chestnut, — Double- Tliorn, Double Scarlet, 



flowering; Willow, Kilmarnock; 



Beech, PuriJle; Beech, Cut-leaved; 



Maple, Purple-leaved; Birch, Cut-leaved; 



Birch, Cut-leaved, Weep- Virgiiia Lutea, 



ing; Mountain Ash, Oak-leav- 



Alder, Imperial, Cut- ed. 



leaved; 



Trce.s Wortlit/ of Special Recommendation. 



Chen-y, Large Double- Magnolia Speciosa, 

 flowering; Magnolia, Chinese; 



Elm, Camperdown Weep Maple, Wiers Cut-leaved; 

 ing; Cherrj-, Weeping; 



Linden, White-leaved; European Larch. 



Best Twelve Vlowerinff SJiruhs. 



Althea, Double variegated ; Deutzia gi-acilis, 



White Fringe, Spirea prunifolia, 



Prunus Triloba, Weigela Rosea, 



Deutzia Crenata, fl.pl.; Weigela Nova, variegated; 



Japan Quince, Pui-ple Fringe, 



Hvdi-angea, Paniculata Almond, Double Dwarf 



Gradiflora; White. 



Additional, Worthy of I<\tvor. 



Weigela, Hortensis niveia; Lilac Joseke, 



Spiraja, Ballardii; Clematis Jackmanni, 



Spirsea Reevesii, robusta; Double Red-flowering al- 

 Lilac, alba grande; mond, 



Cornus Mascula, varieg'd; Mahonia Aquifolia, 



Tartarian Horeysnckle, Paul's New Double Red 

 Wistaria, Chinese; Hawthorn, 



Calycanthus Floridus, Tree Peonia, 



