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large number is not required, except it be in large gardens, Six or 
eight will be quite sufficient for the amateur, and of these five should 
be female, and three male varieties. Of the females, the best 
are :— 
Aucuba Japonica foemina aureo-maculatan—A very handsome 
variety, with large golden blotch in the centre of the leaves. This 
originated with Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, of the Highgate and 
Barnet nurseries. 
A. Japonica foemina lati-maculata.—A distinct variety, the leaves 
large, with broad central band of yellow, and rich yellow spots. 
A. Japonica femina Youngi.—A grand variety, the leaves large, 
and of a deep glossy green; the berries of immense size, and freely 
produced in huge clusters. 
A. Japonica foeemina viridis—A neat variety, of compact growth, 
remarkable for its extreme fruitfulness; the leaves are of medium 
size, and of a fine, deep green hue, whilst the berries, which are 
borne in extravagant profusion, are of full size. It is the best of 
the whole series for indoor decorations. 
The two best of the male varieties are :— 
Aucuba Japonica mascula viridis—A tine green-leaved variety, 
corresponding in all its characters (except sex) to the last-men- 
tioned in the list of females. 
A. Japonica mascula bicolor.—A. handsome and distinct variety, 
the leaves mostly half green and half yellow. 
In addition to these, there are the common female form, with 
spotted leaves, known in the catalogues as Aucuba Japonica foemina 
maculata, and its male counterpart 4. Japonica mascula maculata, 
both of which are most desirable for the shrubbery border. 
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LATE GRAPES FOR SMALL GARDENS. 
BY WILLIAM COLE, 
The Grove Vineyard, Feltham, Middlesex. 
“ATE Grapes are of such immense value during the fes- 
tivities of Christmas and the new year, that it is most 
satisfactory to those who, like myself, take a special 
interest in the grape vine, to know that their cultiva- 
tion is extending in the gardens of the middle classes, 
as well as in those of the nobleman and merchant prince. There 
are yet many gardens into which late-keeping grapes may be intro- 
duced with advantage, and I would like to direct the attention of 
those who have vineries occupied exclusively with sorts available 
for the table during the summer and early autumn months, to 
the extreme value of the sorts that may be had in splendid con- 
dition throughout the latter part of the autumn and the whole of 
the winter. 
