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of B. Danvini, but it is decidedly impatient of smoke, and never 

 looks so well here as in the country, while, on the other hand, B. 

 dnlcis, which is nearly as good as B. Darwini, appears not to suflfer 

 from smoke in the least. It grows freely, flowers freely, and 

 always looks well. B. Fortunei is not quite as tender as B. Nepa- 

 lensis, for the hardest winter does not kill it, but it has never 

 flowered in the open ground here, and it always looks miserable 

 until about Midsummer-day ; whereas when grown under glass it 

 is bright and handsome, and flowers most abundantly. 



Of the species of Berberis that are least to be desired for orna- 

 mental purposes, special mention must be made of B. arisiata, B. 

 Heicmani, and B. vulgaris. The last should be planted by those 

 who intend to make barberry wine, or use the berries for any other 

 purpose, but it is not worth a place in a garden devoted to really 

 beautiful shrubs. 



As we have got upon this subject of beautiful trees for kind 

 climates, it would be a matter for thankfulness if some of our readers 

 would furnish us with particulars of the existence anywhere as an 

 out-door plant, and in a thriving state, oi Berberis Nepalensis. 



S.H. 



SPECIMEN EUCHSIAS. 



BT HENBY CANITELL, T.E.H.S., 

 The Nurseries, "Woolwich, and Swanley, Kent. 



UCHSIAS are appreciated so much for the beauty of their 

 flowers and the elegance of their habit, that a few 

 remarks on their cultivation will probably be accept- 

 able to many readers of the Floeal Woeld. The 

 present moment is most favourable for alluding to 

 them, because for the next two months they require rather careful 

 handling ; and, moreover, nicely-rooted plants taken in hand now 

 will, under favourable circumstances, make good specimens by the 

 middle of the summer; and from that period, until quite late in the 

 autumn, they will produce their beautiful flowers freely, and con- 

 tribute materially to the embellishment of the conservatory. It is 

 from the middle of the summer, onwards, that fuchsias are of the 

 most service ; for during the latter part of the spring, and the early 

 part of the summer, there is an abundance of other flowers, for the 

 azaleas, the show and fancy pelargoniums, and a host of other good 

 things, are then at their best. The amateur who has made up a bed 

 for propagating cucumbers or melons, may make a good beginning 

 with rooted cuttings ; but those who have only a greenhouse or cold 

 frame, will do better with young plants nicely established in small 

 pots. I am now alluding to those who have no stock plants from 

 which to obtain cuttings, or are anxious to add other varieties to 

 their collections. The rooted cuttings, when received from the 

 nursery, require much the same treatment as those taken direct from 

 the cutting pot. They must be unpacked as soon as they arrive, and 



