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constantly being produced abroad ; and as the greater 

 part are as yet scarce and almost unknown in our private 

 collections, we will note a few of the finest and most dis- 

 tinct : Juniperus communis, var. Siiecica nana; J. c, 

 var. Hibernica compressa ; Abies excelsa, var. pumila ; 

 A. e., var pygmcea ; A.e.^var Gregoriana A. e., var. 

 Clanbrasiliana Thuja Occident alls, var. minima; Ju- 

 niperus prostrata, var. Americana; Biota Orientalis, 

 var pygmaea / Pinus Strobus, var. nana / Abies Cana- 

 densis, var. pumila (of Parsons) ; Pinus Strobus, var. 

 pumila; etc., etc. When gathered together in clumps, 

 these pretty miniature evergreens are very attractive. 



The new and rare Pseudolarix Kcempferi is well rep- 

 resented here by perhaps the finest specimen in the coun- 

 try. It is now about 8 feet high, and very healthy. A 

 Picea Nordmanniana is at least 10 feet high, and com- 

 bines all the requisites we could desire in an ornamental 

 tree. Two very fine young trees of the Picea Cephalonica 

 present abundant evidence of their adaptation to our cli- 

 mate, and are 15 feet in height. A beautiful Taxus bac- 

 cata, var. erecta, is about 8 feet high, and attracts consid- 

 erable attention, not only for its rich, dark green foliage, 

 but for its healthy growth, peculiar form, and entire hard- 

 iness. Excellent specimens of Abies (Picea) grandis are 

 growing here in a high state of perfection, and are proba- 

 bly the finest in the States. The numerous, and, in many 

 instances, grotesque varieties of Abies excelsa, are quite in- 

 teresting from their contorted and curious forms and man- 

 ner of growth. An excellent example of the new species, 

 Abies (Picea] Cilioica, is here, very distinct from the 

 Common Silver Fir. A striking, and rather odd-looking 

 plant, we found during a recent visit in the variegated 

 form of Cupressus thyoides, which was perfectly healthy, 

 and about 8 feet high. 



Biota Orientalis, var. gracilis, is at this place remarka- 

 bly fine and distinct. Superb trees of Abies Menziesii 



