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liable to neglect, and this may perhaps be attended by effects less injurious 

 than unsightly. In either case, however, it may be enough to state that 

 stagnant water at the roots, and prolonged drought are conditions which it is 

 imperative to guard against. Having said this much on treatment, we will 

 give the following jlowtring kinds, to which we shall be glad to receive 

 additions. Let our friends observe, however, that it is not merely shrubs 

 that are found to be hardy in certain localities that are wanted, but such as 

 flower, whether from their natural habit or from their continuing late, 

 owing to the unusual mildness of the weather: — Chimonanthus fragrans, 

 yellow — this generally begins to flower in December, and continues till 

 February ; the blossoms are agreeably scented, but the plant is but ill 

 provided with leaves till the spring, 3s. 6d. Forsythia viridissima, yellow, 

 very showy ; flowers from February to March, 2s. 6d. Viburnum Tinus 

 (the laurestine,) white and rose; a well-known and very popular evergreen 

 plant for winter, flowering from November to March or April ; there are also 

 two varieties of it, called lucidum and strictum, which are equally desirable 

 for the winter. Is. Ulex europsea, flore pleno ; an elegont plant, of small 

 size, with pretty yellow flowers ; this flowers from January to March, Is. 

 Andromeda calyculata and A. augustifolia, both natives of North America ; 

 the flowers are white, and they are produced from January to March, Is. 

 Arbutus Andrachne, white ; flowers in early spring, 3s. 6d. A. Unedo, 

 white and rose; flowers from September to January, Is. The Andromedas 

 and Arbutuses are all handsome evergreens, and always ornamental, wheth- 

 er in or out of flower. Magnolia conspicua ; flowers from February to 

 March, 5s. Jasminum nudiflorum, yellow ; flowers from November to Jan- 

 uary, and is well suited for a trellis or wall, 2s. 6d. The following Daph- 

 nes are in bloom from January to March : — D. mezereum, purple, Is. ; D. 

 coUina, purple, 2s. 6d. ; D. australis, pink ; D. oleoides, white ; D. nea- 

 politana, purple. Garrya elliptica, green ; this, though from the color of 

 its flowers is not very conspicuous, may be considered as a curiosity, and is 

 in flower from October to February, 2s. 6d. Of plants belonging to the 

 coniferous tribe, and which are merely ornamental by their evergreen 

 habits, the following will afford a good selection, either for a balcony or 

 border: — Juniperus Sabiniana: A dwarf growing species, with dark col- 

 ored foliage, succeeds well in a pot. Good plants may be purchased for 

 Is. 6d. Of this there is a variegated variety, the effect of which is very 

 pretty Avhen mixed with others of uniform tint. J. virginiana, or Red 

 Cedar : For about Is. 6d. a plant 3 or 4 feet in height may be bought in the 

 nurseries. Although this spt cies grows when in the open border to the 

 height of 40 or 50 feet, it adapts itself to pot culture, and makes a good 

 balcony plant. J. chinensis : This species is somewhat glaucous in color, 

 and is useful in grouping. Price about 3s. 6d. for a plant 4 feet high. 

 Thuja plicata and T. qccidentalis are both useful. The former is a native 

 of Mexico ; the latter, of Canada. Either may be purchased for a shilling. 

 The dark Mexican contrasts well in color with the Canadian of a yellow- 

 ish-green. Abies excelsa or Spruce Fir, with most of its varieties (of 

 which there are no less than seventeen, varying in height from 1 to 120 



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