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According to the late Mr Shirley 

 Hibberd, who was a very keen observer 

 of the Holly, in the selection of varie- 

 ties it is well to bear in mind that the 

 variety known as Scotica answers best 

 of any plant near the sea. The variety 

 known as Hodgins's is the most free in 

 growth in a town garden, being less 

 affected by smoke than most others. 

 The most fruitful varieties are fcemina, 

 glabra, madeirensis, balearica, lutea, 

 and flava. The most distinct and 

 beautiful of the variegated kinds are 

 Golden Queen, Silver Queen, Painted 

 Lady, Broad-leaved Silver, Gold Milk- 

 maid, Watereriana, and argentea mar- 

 ginata. The following classification of 

 Hollies is in relation to their several 

 characters : 



" MALE-FLOWERING HOLLIES. Cili- 

 ata, Heterophylla, Latispina, Lauri- 

 folia, Tortuosa, Gold Tortuosa, Beetii, 

 Cookii, Gold Cookii, Cornuta, Doning- 

 tonensis, Ferox, Ferox fol. arg., Ferox 

 aurea, Foxii, Furcata, Ovata, Picta 

 marginata, Golden Queen, Longifolia 

 aurea, Longifolia argentea, Watereri- 

 ana, Gold Few - spined, Silver Queen, 

 Shepherdii. 



" FEMALE - FLOWERING HOLLIES. 

 Angustifolia, Angustifolia aurea pen- 

 dula, Angustifolia medio picta pen- 

 dula, Balearica, Broad leaf, Dark 

 shoot, Fisherii, Flavo fructo aurea, 

 Fcemina, Golden Milkmaid, Glabra, 

 Hands worthiana, Silver Handsworthi- 

 ana, Heterophylla, Hodginsii, Latifolia 

 argentea, Latifolia aurea, Lutea, 

 Mme. Briot, Madeirensis, Madeirensis 

 nigrescens, Madeirensis variegata Myrti- 

 folia, Milkmaid, red berry ; Milkmaid, 

 yellow berry; Moonlight, Perry's Weep- 

 ing, Picta aurea, Platyphylla, Scotica, 

 Watereriana, Weeping. 



" HERMAPHRODITE-FLOWERING HOL- 

 LIES. Shepherdii, Smithiana, Silver 

 Queen, Heterophylla, Hodginsii, Lauri- 

 folia, Handsworthiana, Lutea, Flava, 

 Scotica, Balearica, Rotundifolia." 



By far the best of all known Hollies 

 is our native Holly, but there are 

 Japanese and American kinds worth 

 growing, such as Ilex crenata and the 

 fine /. latifolia, which requires our 

 most temperate districts to thrive. 



ILLICIUM. (Anise Tree). A half- 

 hardy evergreen shrub from the 

 Southern States of N. America, I. flo- 

 ridanum bearing fragrant flowers of a 

 deep red. 7. religiosum, also known 

 as 7. anisatum, from China and Japan, 

 with pale yellow flowers, is also inter- 



esting, and may be grown against 

 walls or as bushes in warm places. 



IMPATIENS (Balsam). The species 

 of Impatiens that thrive in the open 

 air are all annual and hardy, and sow 

 themselves freely where they get a 

 chance. The best are the common 

 7. glandulifera, which attains a height 

 of 4 to 6 feet, and bears numerous 

 flowers, varying in colour from white 

 to rose. It will soon take possession 

 of the shrubbery if not checked ; and 

 it is seen to advantage in cottage 

 gardens. 7. longicornu is beautiful 

 and has the same habit as glandulifera, 

 but the lower part of its helmet-shaped 

 flowers is bright yellow, marked by 

 transverse lines of dark brown, while 

 the upper part is rose colour. 7. 

 Roylei is much dwarfer than the 

 preceding, and has blossoms of a deep 

 rose. 7. cristata has light rose-coloured 

 blossoms. 



I. BALSAMINA (Garden Balsam) may 

 be grown in the open air in warm valleys, 

 and makes a pretty display in warm places. 

 The plants should be raised in a frame and 

 transplanted . Soil which is too rich should 

 be avoided ; but soil manured for a pre- 

 vious crop, and which has been well pul- 

 verised by forking, gives the finest flowers 

 and a less sappy growth. Suitable for a 

 limited area in the south only. 



IMPERATA SACCHARIFLORA. 



A hardy Grass, from the Amoor, with 

 graceful foliage, forming a tuft, about 

 3 feet high, that throws up numerous 

 flower-spikes, about 5 feet in height, 

 bearing silvery plumes of flowers. The 

 leaves are of a lively green, with a 

 broad white stripe down the mid-rib. 



INCARVILLEA (PERENNIAL TRUM- 

 PET FLOWERS). Among the most dis- 

 tinct and handsome plants of recent 

 introduction. All are perennials, some- 

 times with a fleshy root and soft tissues, 

 in others woody and sub-shrubby in 

 character. Their flowers are large, 

 handsome and trumpet-shaped. They 

 thrive best in warm soils, deep and 

 rich to favour their strong roots, and 

 well drained to preserve them from 

 stagnant moisture in winter. 



I. BREVISCAPA.- A rather dwarf, hardy 

 and good kind, which often succeeds where 

 other kinds perish. Rock garden in 

 ordinary soil. 



I. COMPACTA (Dwarf Trumpet Flower). 

 This is a shy bloomer, bearing upon short 

 stalks, hardly rising above the leaves, 

 clusters of deep pink flowers, funnel- 

 shaped, and about 2^ inches long. It is 

 found in forms with stalks of various 

 lengths, but is usually of compact habit. 



