JOURNAL OF HOETICULTtrRE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jannarr 23, K72. 



JimipeniB Cracovia 

 pendtila 

 flaccida 



comiuunis pendula 

 glauca 

 oblonga 

 Bedfordiaua 

 depresi 



Jiinirtnis rolitaosa 

 flaKt'lliformis 



„ -a nova 



Cliamberlainii 

 hibemica compressa 



Cedrus DeoJara has coned for several years past, but there 

 are no fcrtUe cones as yet. This year cones have been pro- 

 duced, but rhave been unable to discover any pollen on the trees. 



Cunninghamia sinensis has coned for several years, but has 

 not proved fertUe as yet. — R. Bf.gbie, Bicton Gardens. 



USEFUL FOREST TEEES OF INDIA. 

 Veey voluminous returns have recently been issued among 

 the parhamentary papers, naming the trees and sho^ving in 



detail the progress of the new system of forest administra- 

 tion. 



The three principal sorts of trees in the old forests are Teak, 

 Sal, and Deodar. 



The papers prepared for parliament give the reports of the 

 twelve forest administrations on the operations of the financial 

 year 18C9-70. The report from British Burmah shows that,, 

 of the total area of 60,000,000 acres, there are 1,534,000 acres 

 of Teak-producing forests, and 2,940,000 acres of forest void of 

 ' Teak, besides 26,000,000 acres of low-lj-icg forest land and land 

 occupied by 12,84.5 towns and villages. The yield of timber 

 from British forests in the year was 53,395 logs, 39,843 tons, 

 and the suriJus of the year's operations was £50,934. The 

 Pegu division is the largest and most important. The average- 

 age of a first-class tree of 0-feet girth in this division is found 

 to be 124 je&TS.— [Times. ) 



ARECA RUBRA. 

 This is a free-growing, tolerably hardy Palm, and for these | to a bright green as the plant gi-ows oldi 

 reasons I wish to 

 especially draw the 

 attention of ama- 

 teurs to it. It is 

 admirably adapted 

 for the decoration 

 of the dinner-table, 

 the drawing-room , 

 the hall, and of the 

 open grounds dur- 

 ing the summer 

 months, as, indeed, 

 are aU Palms, from 

 theh' readiness to 

 grow and their 

 power to withstand 

 the evil conse- 

 quences of the dust 

 arising from our 

 sea-coal fires. The 

 genus Areca is 

 widely distributed, 

 being found in both 

 the East and West 

 Indies, Australia, 

 and, as in the case 

 of the species now 

 under considera- 

 tion, in the Mau- 

 ritius and surround- 

 ing islands. One 

 East Indian species 

 (A. Catechu), yields 

 the famous " Betel 

 Nut," which is 

 chewed with such 

 gusto by the na- 

 tives ; and A. olc- 

 racea of the "West 

 Indies is the {a- 

 mous Cabbage Palm 

 — one of the vege- 

 table wonders of my 

 schoolboy days. 



Arfca rubra is a 

 quick -growing 

 plant, rising upon 

 a somewhat slender 

 stem ; the leaves 

 are long, pinnate, 

 sheathiug at the 

 base, with long, 

 narrow, and slight- 

 ly recurved pi 



the colour in a young state is a beautiful crimson red, changing | ter both from the watering-pot and syiiuge.- 



though the mid- 

 rib of the pinnae- 

 and the sheathing 

 petiole, however, 

 still retain a deep 

 red colour, which,, 

 combined with its 

 beautiful plume- 

 like aspect, should 

 render it a favour- 

 ite of all admirers of 

 ornamental - leaved 

 plants. The species 

 is propagated from- 

 seeds sown in 

 strong heat and 

 gro-wn Ai in a stove 

 temperature for the 

 first year or two, 

 by which time thejr 

 will have become 

 handsome young 

 plants. If required 

 for the decora- 

 tion of the green- 

 house or the draw- 

 ing-room, it will be 

 advisable to inirre 

 them gradually to 

 a cooler tempera- 

 ture ; but should 

 they be wanted for 

 the decoration of 

 the stove or for ex- 

 hibition purposes,, 

 then do not on any 

 account give them 

 a check. 



The soil in whicli 

 the Areca rubra 

 thrives best, is that 

 composed of equal 

 parts of peat and 

 loam with a little 

 sand, to which a. 

 little more loam 

 may advantageous- 

 ly be added when 

 the plants have at- 

 tained some size. 

 The pots should be 

 well drained, and 

 the plant in sum- 

 mer should have a 

 liberal supply of wc - 

 ■ExpEETO Ceede. 



AMONG THE CONIFERS.— No. 2. 



The formation of the pinctums at Dropmore, Bicton, and I the culture of Conifers, and has laid a solid fonndation foi- 

 some other places has done much goodby di-awing attention to ] others to buUd upon. '^' "' ^' - - '■--'' " • '-'-""" ^- 



That their teaching is thoroughly 



