22 REPORT ON AN ARBORETUM. 



(mulberry) nigra and rubra; Platanus (plane) nepalensis, aceiv'fulia, 

 Occident alls, oriental is, &c. ; Populus (poplar) alba, new variety, 

 Abele, halsamifera, canadensis, canescens, cordata, Caroliniana, 

 dilatata, Lindleyana, nivea, tremula, pannonica, &c. ; Pyrus, 

 several varieties not named ; Rhamnus catliarticus and frangula ; 

 Salix acuminata, alba, pendula, and new silvery, amularis, argentea, 

 Babylonica, caprea, Kilmarnock and American weeping, pentandra, 

 golden, Huntingdon, Bedford, &c. ; Sambucus (elder), scarlet-fruited 

 and other varieties; Tilia (lime) alba, europaza, asplenifolia, grandi- 

 folia, &c. ; Ulmus (elm) crispa, fastigiata, gigantea, purpurea, 

 Camperdown, weeping, pendula, &c. Besides these, there are com- 

 mon and Portugal laurels, Scots yews (varieties), hollies of sorts, 

 Pinus montana and maritima, and other forest trees, as also small 

 plants of the commoner coniferous trees and shrubs, mentioned as 

 being in the parallel lines. 



These trees are planted too close to remain permanently, but they 

 are regularly root-pruned, so that they can be removed at any time, 

 the chief object being to test the hardiness and suitableness of the 

 different sorts for the district, and to have specimens of as many 

 varieties as possible, so that they may be permanently planted in 

 suitable places when their individual characters are known. A 

 number of the hardier varieties have already been removed, and 

 others substituted in their places. Some of the willows and poplars 

 are not expected to become large trees, as the situation is not suit- 

 able; but some of the specimens are so interesting that it is' thought 

 desirable to grow them for a time for reference and as a contrast 

 with the other varieties. 



There are two small rockeries (one at each end), and growing in 

 these and on a stone wall adjoining are varieties of ivy, lonicera, 

 brambles, briars, &c. 



As the planting has been done at different periods, the exact 

 cost cannot be stated, except for the spring of 1869, when the divi- 

 sion was laid out and the plants arranged. During that season the 

 wages for work in connection with planting, &c, amounted to 

 L.38, 10s.; and during each season since there has been about 

 L.4, 15s. expended (exclusive of cleaning) in root-pruning, replant- 

 ing, &c. The original cost of the plants is shown in the annexed 

 table. 



The result of the planting of this division in 1869 may be said 

 to have been a complete success, as only one of the conifers (Abies 

 Smithiana) was lost. A few of the deciduous plants went back, 



