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Magnoliace^e. — Magnolia acuminata is a good hardy tree, and 

 a beautiful flowering low shrub is M. stellata. M. conspicua and 

 M. grandiflora do very well on walls. The tulip tree (Lirioden- 

 dron tulipifera) is also quite hardy, and its autumn colouring is 

 very bright. 



Berberide^e. — Of climbing plants in this family, Akebia quinata 

 is a charming one, and quite hardy. Holboellia latifolia is also 

 good, but is not, I think, quite so hardy. A very choice plant, 

 which requires a wall, is Berberidopsis corallina. It has flowered 

 magnificently with us this year. Then of shrubs there are all the 

 Barberries — Berberis angulosa, Aquifolium, buxifolia (a beautiful 

 dwarf), Damvinii, Fortunei, stenophylla, Thunbergi, Wallichiana, 

 and the several forms of vulgaris. 



BixiNE^E. — A thoroughly hardy and beautiful evergreen is 

 Azara microphylla. There are other species of the same genus 

 which I believe would be not less hardy. 



Tamariscine^e. — Many of the forms of Tamarix are quite hardy 

 with us, and flower beautifully. 



Hypericine^;. — Some of the larger hypericums, like U. 

 chinense, are very pretty flowering shrubs. 



TiLiACEiE. — The bulk of the tilia do very well here. The 

 drawback of the ordinary lime for a town is that so much secretion 

 is formed by the aphides upon it, and this drops and makes the 

 pavement beneath it in towns unsightly. A very charming shrub 

 of the same family is Aristotelia Macqui, which we have found 

 quite hardy. 



Butace^e. — A very pretty small shrub, with glossy foliage and 

 white flowers, is Choisya ternata. Then the different kinds of 

 Skimmia are good plants, and of trees Ptelea tri/oliata is quite 

 hardy, and an elegant plant. 



Simarube^e. — Ailantus glandulosa, although it does not grow 

 to a great height with us, yet forms a very nice small tree. 



Ilicine^e. — There are a great number of very beautiful forms 

 of Ilex, some of them quite brightly coloured, and they are all 

 thoroughly hardy. 



Celastrine^e. — There are several species of Euonymus which 

 are nice shrubs, and which, like Euonymus europosus and 

 E. japonicus, have variegated forms, and are extremely bright. 



Bhahne^e. — Several species of Rhamnus form nice small trees, 

 and are quite hardy, like Rhamnus catharticus and R. Frangula. 

 R. californicus has a beautiful foliage, and has lived with us out- 



