Selections. 



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Taxus baccata elegantis- I Thuja gigantea 



sima 



vanegata 



Thuja aurea 



„ nana 

 Thujopsis dolabrata 

 „ loetevirens 



Conifers most suited for the surroundings of the flower- 

 garden and pleasure-growid — kinds which, though noble 

 and graceful as can be in many instances, are yet too 

 large for anything but the framing of the picture, so to 

 speak. 



Abies Douglasii 



,, Engelmanni 



„ Menziesii inverta 



,, Hookeriana 



„ orientalis 

 Cephalotaxus Fortunei 

 Juniperus virginiana glauca 

 „ „ thuri- 



fera 

 Libocedrus tetragona 

 Picea amabilis (magnifica) 



„ nobilis 



Nordmanniana 



Picea Parsonsi 



,, Pinsapo 

 Pinus Cembra 



„ monticola 



,, insignis (where 



thrives) 

 Sciadopitys verticillata 

 Thuja gigantea (true) 



,, plicata 



,, pyramidalis 

 Thujopsis Standishii 

 Sequoia gigantea 

 ,, sempervirens 



it 



A Selection of Gourds. 



Amongst the most beautiful are the Turk's Cap varieties, 

 such as Grand Mogul, Pasha of Egypt, Viceroy, Empress, 

 Bishop's Hat, etc. ; the Serpent Gourd, Gooseberry 

 Gourd, Hercules' Club, Gorilla, St. Aignan, Mons. Fould, 

 Siphon, Half-moon, Giant's Punchbowl, and the Mam- 

 moth, weighing from 1701b. to upwards of 2oolb. ; while 



