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the best of deciduous subjects, — is raised from the seeds or 

 haws, sown broadcast in beds, and transplanted when a 

 year old into nursery-beds. Fences are best planted with 

 t\vo-year-old plants. The stocks for grafting should be four 

 years old ; and, if they are not placed where the trees are to 

 remain, they should have been transplanted annually previ- 

 ously to grafting them. 



The species are all desirable ; but the following are se- 

 lected in regard to their different qualides and properties : — 



For Flowers. — C cordataj flowers white, in large corymbs. 

 C. Mexicanaj floAvers white, succeeded by large yellowish apple- 

 like fruit. C. Oxyacantha fiore-pleno ; with double white flowers. 

 C. Oxyacantha prcECox ; the Glastonbury thorn ; white, the ear- 

 liest of all, blooming in early May. C. Oxyacantha pnniceaj 

 with crimson flowers. C. Oxyacantha rosea flore-pleno j with 

 double crimson flowers. 



For Fruit. — C. Aronia; fruit yellow. C. Azaroliis j fruit 

 scarlet. C. coccinai j fruit scarlet. C. Donglasii; fruit dark 

 purple. C. Mexicannsj fruit pale yellowish-green. C. Orien- 

 talis J fruit coral-colored. C Oxyacantha melanoca^-pa; fruit 

 black. C. tanacetifolia Leeaiiaj fruit yellow. 



For Habit of Growth. — C. Crnsgallij spreading. C.glan- 

 dulosaj compact. C. Oxycantha pendulaj drooping. C. pur- 

 pnrea; upright, rigid. C. Oxyacantha strictaj fastigiate. 



C. Criisgalli pyracanthifolia is a remarkable grotesque 

 little tree, like a miniature cedar of Lebanon. C. pyracan- 

 tha is an evergreen trailing species, with bunches of fiery 

 berries in winter. It is one of the best of plants for train- 

 ing against a wall or building. 



Crawfordia. [Gentianaceae.] Beautiful half-hardy per- 

 ennial twiner, thriving in loamy peat Increased by cut- 

 tings or division. 



C. fasciciilata (fascicled) ; 4 feet ; flowers blue, in August ; 

 Himalaya; 1855. 



