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midrib prf)minent ; in B. integrifolia, 13. queiei- 

 folia, and others, they have a ghstening white 

 underleaf. In Hakea pugioniformis and in H. 

 uHc'ina they are awl-hke, very sharp-pointed in 

 the former. Guevina Avellana is a remarkable 

 evergreen, hke an exaggerated and glorified 

 Berberis Aquifolium (Mahonia), growing to a 

 large upright shrub, with brown shoots and 

 branchlets. It comes from Chile, and is hardy, 

 but on account of its great massive pinnate leaf- 

 age it is apt to be injured by a heavy fall of 

 snow. 



Among many trees of interest we may single 

 out the Southern Beeches, which are still rare 

 in this country, and they are to be recommended 

 for their small, neat, and elegantly-toothed 

 foliage, which is dark and almost sombre in the 

 following species, except where otherwise 

 stated. Nothofagus antarctica, little more than 

 an inch long; N. obliqua, nearly double the size, 

 glaucous beneath; and N. procera, bright, fovu- 

 inches by less than two inches, ribbed, young 

 gnjwth reddish. These three are deciduous, the 

 rest are evergreen. N. betuloides, K. Cunning- 

 hamii, N. cliSortioides, and N. Menziesii bear 

 tiny box-like leaves, the last two being light 

 yellowish green; in N. fusca they are rather 

 larger and more coarsely toothed. Castanopsis 

 chrysophylla is another fine evergreen from 

 Japan, larger in its native country than in 

 Europe, with a vivid golden imderleaf. Quer- 

 cus alnifolia from the island of Cyprus is 

 similar in this respect, the upper side being- 

 glossy green ; it is a slow grower, but hardy 

 in many places, and a very choice Oak. Q. acuta, 

 Q. cuspidata, and Q. glabra are from Japan ; 

 Q. densiflora, and Q. chrysolepsis, small green, 

 liolly-like leaves, thinly powdered with golden 

 dust beneath, are from California; and Q. incana 

 from the Himalaya, long and acuminate, dark 

 abf)ve, white beneath. All these Oaks are ever- 

 green. Q. laurifolia and Q. ]\Iacedonica are sub- 

 e\ergreen. Q. imbricaria, Q. j\lirbeckii, and Q. 

 dentata are deciduous; Q. Mirbeckii has several 

 varieties and is easily grown, whereas the last- 

 named is not so successful in this country, l)ut 

 is worth having on account of its grand 

 foliage. 



Willows are sought after foi- tlicii- graceful 

 habit, their grey or silvery appearance, and 

 their biight-colou)-ed bark; for instance, Salix 

 alba, and more especially its variety argentea, 

 S. coerulea, 8. daplmoides, S. basfordiana, and 

 8. britzensis. These are all trees; but 8. lanata 

 is a low, sturdy bush some three feet high, sil- 

 very, and covered with a thick coat of si|]<\- 

 hairs. This and others which are (juitc dwarf, 

 even diminutive, creepers, like S. reticulata, 

 are very suitable to a Piock Garden. But the 



best of all is the new S. magnifica, with large 

 oval leaves, altogether unlike any of its con- 

 geners, green slightly dashed with grey, stalks 

 and lower end of midrib jiurple, the upper end 

 and the principal veins prominent, and almost 

 white in colour. Of Poplars we may note the 

 recently introduced Populus lasiocarpa, leaves 

 on a young plant sixteen inches by eight inches, 

 stalks and midribs crimson, P. szechuanica, and 

 I', yunnanensis ; all of them welcome additions 

 to the arboretum. Also the older kinds, the 

 silvery grey and white P. alba (nivea), the fas- 

 tigiate, P. thevestina, and P. trichocarpa, pro- 

 bably the best of the balsam Poplars. 



It would unduly lengthen this article if wo 

 were to mention the nvimerous Ashes, Sweet and 

 Horse Chestnuts, Limes, Walnuts, Hickories 

 and many others, all worthy of description, that 

 adorn the landscape Mdien clothed in their 

 summer dress; many shrubs and smaller plants 

 of merit have necessarily to be omitted from 

 this paper, and so the same must occiu* when 

 we deal with the forest trees. But we may note 

 the various Catalpas and Paulownias for large 

 and massive leaves ; Tilia argentea, the White 

 Lime, whose silvery under side shows up well 

 when moved by the wind; also Ailanthus glari- 

 dulosa, Koelreuteria paniculata, Phellodendro)i 

 amurense, P. sachalinense, Rhus Henryi, and 

 Zanthoxylon ailanthoides garnished with for- 

 midable thorns, for their striking and handsome 

 pinnate foliage. Nor should we leave out a few 

 of the forms of the evergreen genus Eucalyptus, 

 that produce so marked a contrast with the 

 general appearance of our native woods. E. 

 amygdalina, leaves linear and dark, stem white; 

 E. coccifera, a rapid grower, grey; E. globulus, 

 falcate; E. MacArthurii, reddish; E. Muelleri, 

 dark with a metallic lustre glistening in the 

 sun; E. pulverulenta, grey, points nearly 

 white; and E. liisdonii, which promises to be 

 an acquisition if hardy, silvery white. Euca- 

 lyptus trees, in common with some of the 

 Conifers and others, such as Laurelia serrata, 

 often emit a fragrance which fills the air and in- 

 creases the charm \\hich their presence imparts. 



These notes would be defective without some 

 brief reference to Ferns that nestle under trees 

 ,111(1 shrubs and form a most pleasing adjunct 

 and setting to them. They are so highly prized, 

 and their foliage-value is so well understood 

 and recognised, that we need scarcely allude to 

 the beauty and interest which they create, nor 

 need we do more than mention some of tlieni. 

 Dicksonia antarctica is perhaps the only real 

 Tree-fern hardy enough to gi'ow in our climate; 

 but where it succ(>eds it is a geiieinl fa\'ourite, 

 not only because it affords an example of a pecu- 

 liar type of vegetation not to b(! f'ouuil in 



