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are perhaps less known than those usually to 

 be foun.d in cultivaticjn — viz., vars. Caniellite- 

 folia, Mundyi, and Wilsonii, the last two show a 

 strain of I. platyphylla, which is a handsome 

 species from Madeira, and which does well in 

 favoured districts. I. dipyrena, I. fragilis, I. in- 

 signis, with large, bright green leaves, all three 

 from the Himalaya, and I. Perado from the 

 Azores, are to be recommended in mild places. 

 Acer reticulatum is an evergreen iMaple from 

 China, with acuminate entire leaves, seven 

 inches, by less than two inches wide, midribs 

 and short stalks crimson, shoots reddish, very 

 distinct and effective. The fohage of some other 

 plants should be noted: — Rhamnus libanotica 



later on it develops long tassels of greenish 

 flowers. Pyrus salicifolia is useful for its silvery 

 appearance and weeping habit. Atriplex Hali- 

 mus, Shepherdia argentea, and Convolvulus 

 Cneorum are also silvery shrubs, the last tw'o 

 with a metallic lustre; moreover, the Shep- 

 herdia has brown branchlets, while the Convol- 

 vulus produces a splendid pure white bloom. 

 The various kinds of Elseagnus have a pleasing 

 leafage, mostly white beneath, but in E. glabra 

 it is brown, the twigs of each showing a corre- 

 sponding colour. A grey shade is to be seen on 

 most of the Buddleias, more pronounced, per- 

 haps, on B. Forrestii, B. nivea, and on B. 

 macrostachya, where it harmonises specially 



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Daffodil, Noble, Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 



(imeritina), large, well-ribbed; Melianthus 

 major, tinged blue, pinnate, leaflets pendulous 

 and deeply cut at the margins; Clarrya macro- 

 ph.ylla, ample and sombre; Cinnamomum Cam- 

 phora, sweet-scented, bright, shining, well 

 marked midrib and chief veins, new growth 

 reddish; Daphniphyllum" macropodon, shaped 

 like a Ehododendron, smooth, shining, dark 

 above, glaucous below% stalks and midrib bright 

 red. Also of a few Hydrangeas : H. Sargenti- 

 ana, vivid green, hairy, producing a violet sheen 

 when viewed sideways, cordate, of various sizes, 

 sometimes fifteen inches by ten inches, branch- 

 lets with a mossy aspect; H. virens, much 

 smaller, a remarkable mixture of light green 

 and very dark purple, here and there mottled 

 white; H. aspera, oblong and velvety; H. radi- 

 ata, pure white underneath. Itea ilicifolia de- 

 serves mention, at least for its spring dress; 



well with the blue-mauve panicles that appear 

 in the summer. All the Arbutus are fine ever- 

 greens; in A. canariensis the leaves are of a 

 deeper green than in the others, and the young 

 shoots are tinged with red. This species, as well 

 as A. Andrachne, A. hybrida, and A. Menziesii, 

 show a smooth, bright red, or sometimes yellow, 

 bark that enhances the value of these handsome 

 trees. 



The monotony of the prevailing green that 

 everywhere meets the eye may be relieved by 

 variegated plants, and golden and silver speci- 

 mens are frequently planted to add a touch of 

 another colour to the landscape. There are very 

 many to be found in commerce, and they ai-e 

 so generally known that it is scarcely necessary 

 to allude to them here, beyond a short remark 

 on one or two of them — Cornus alba Spaethii 

 (the golden Dogwood) produces a most brilliant 



