114 Mr William dorrie on the 



36. Philcsia huxifulia. — This pretty diminutive sliruhliy 

 inhabitant of the Chilian mountains, grown in peaty soil, has 

 proved quite hardy in different exposures, vi^here it freely 

 produces its pretty Lapageria-like red tubular flowers. 



37. Podocarpus alpina, from the mountain tops of 

 Tasmania. This interesting little Conifer grown in different 

 exposures, was nowhere injured, and may be deemed the 

 hardiest of its genus. Its dwarf, spreading branched habit 

 renders it particularly suitable for rockeries. 



38. Pojmlns candicans variegatus, — Of this handsome 

 variegated tree, which originated as a branch sport in the 

 grounds of the late Charles Guthrie, Esq., of Taybank 

 near Dundee, an 18 feet high plant was not in the least 

 injured ; although in nurseries, &c., the species is 

 occasionally so much hurt by winter as well as early 

 autumn, and spring frosts, that its cultivation has con- 

 siderably decreased. 



39. Primula japonica. — Of this "Queen of the primroses," 

 which is one of the late Mr E. Fortune's most valuable 

 introductions from Japan, a bed containing upwards of 

 250 plants, which was formed in the summer of 1878, stood 

 the two last winters without the loss of a single plant, and 

 flowered profusely in both of the succeeding summers, 

 although in several horticultural periodicals it has been re- 

 presented as being rather tender. Like others of the genus, 

 it has a tendency to grow out of the ground after flowering, 

 and, guided by previous experience, I, towards the end of 

 last winter, had the bed laid over with fresh soil, so deep as 

 to cover the above-ground root-producing stems, which 

 insured the perfect health and abundant second year's 

 flowering of all the plants. 



40. Prumnopitys elegans. — This truly elegant, lively 

 green yew-like tree was deemed somewhat tender when 

 introduced a few years since, but with the perfect drainage 

 afforded by a rockery, a six-year old plant which is 4| feet 

 in height has never sustained the least injury. 



41. Quercus densiflora. — A plant of this handsome 

 Californian evergreen oak, which is over 10 feet in height, 

 has proved quite hardy. 



42. Rhododendron nntliopogon was uninjured, and 

 flowered freely this summer. 



