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bay to Sorrento. In this garden I had the good fortune to see the 
finest examples of stone pine (Pinus Pinea) I had found. This tree 
is, of course, one of the characteristic trees of Italy made familiar 
to us in innumerable drawings and pebungs, but rarely, so far as 
I could judge, is it so fine as here, where several of its towering 
columnar trunks, crowned with a dark pecans mass of branches 
and foliage, show to perfection against the sky. A notable tree 
growing near the house is a Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua) with a trunk 
3 to 4 ft. in thickness. Of rarer trees is a se good example of 
pale grey, almost eae like foliage, are very striking. ere is 
also an admirable tree of Araucaria Bidwillii. Many of the plants 
noted elsewhere are, of course, growing here also, such as Pitto- 
sporum Tobira, Chamaerops humilis, fine masses of Camellia and 
Juniperus drupacea, always in great perfection. A hedge of blood- 
red Rosa indica I was too early to see, but in a few weeks later it 
must make a wonderful display. The grounds cover some 20 acres 
but are so admirably disposed that they seem much larger. There 
is no formality, and the grounds are traversed by winding walks, 
canopied in many places by the branches of Holm oa eppo 
pine and other trees. In many places an exquisite green carpet of 
thick moss covers these shaded walks—as good to walk upon as the 
richest Persian carpet 
BOLOGNA AND PAapbUA,. 
Both these cities possess small botanic gardens of ancient founda- 
HOR 5 that of Padua is said to be the oldest in Europe, dating back 
o 1545. At Bologna the most remarkable tree in the garden is 
‘Lijtanoibar orientalis, which we only know in England by a few 
specimens under 20 ft. high. The tree at Bologna is Sprig J 
90 to 100 ft. high, and its trunk at the base is over 5 f 
beep ney slightly buttressed. It dominates the garden. There re 
also admirable examples of Taxodium distichum, Celtis occi- 
dentalie 60 to 70 ft. high, Gymnocladus canadensis 50 ft., Klaeagnus 
orientalis 40 ft., Koelreuteria paniculata nearly as high, Paulownia 
imperialis 50 ft., Pistacia Terebinthus 30 ft., and Vitex Agnus-castus 
a rugged, picturesque, small tree 12 ft. in “height and width. The 
fine development of all these ate indicates that they exist under a 
more eager sun than ours. Yet we have our compensations. Aucuba 
japonica, for instance, leads an pepyy career in a pot under glass, 
and the numerous ericaceous and other = that give warmth 
to our gardens in winter are not to be see 
A still larger selection of fine trees is to be seen at Padua, 
indeed I know of no spot so small in extent that contains such a 
variety of finely developed individuals. The greatest diameter of 
the garden does not exceed 250 yards, in places it is about 100 
yards across, and a considerable part is given up to arrangements of 
herbaceous plants and to glass houses. Many of the trees, accord- 
ing to their labels, were planted in 1760, but one Oriental plane 
‘dates from 1680. Its trunk is 29 ft. round a at the base, but through 
internal decay is now a shell merely. mong American trees 
_Liriodendron Tulipifera is 90 ft. high ; beck walnut has a trunk 
