fairly large bed in the Spring, with the result that we had a very Winter. 

 fine show of plum-coloured stems in the following Winter ; but Willows 

 this rich purple is entirely confined to the young wood. 



Populus canadensis aurea. A showy bed can be produced 

 by cuttings of this free-growing plant if cut down each Spring, 

 and it has the merit of being at its best in September, when the 

 Golden Elder and other shrubs of like foliage have lost their 

 brilliance. Moreover, the yellow wood retains its tone for some 

 time after the leaf has gone. 



Pauloivnia imperialis. The expense of buying this in 

 quantity has deterred me from making a bed of it and keeping 

 it cut down, but the good result of doing so can be seen at Kew, 

 where they have the nation's purse in which to dip their hands. 



Deufzia crenata fl. pi. In the case of this well-known 

 shrub, I have also been prevented from taking a similar course, 

 but for a different reason, namely, that it hardly grows with 

 sufficient vigour on our heavy clay, but in a lighter soil I am 

 convinced it would be a success, for, as in nearly all plants, the 

 full beauty of the light brown ragged bark is confined to the 

 season's growth. 



Ailanthus glandulosa. In many places I have seen this 

 tree sending up suckers freely over a wide circumference round 

 the parent stem ; and in such cases it would be well worth while 

 to collect them and form a bed treated as I have described in the 

 cases of Rbus typhina, Symphoricarpos, &c. By so doing, that 

 which hitherto has been a nuisance could be converted into an 

 ornament. 



Next to the Cornus there is nothing that looks brighter in 

 bark and stem than the young growth of Willows. I have been 

 collecting these for some years, and I do not think I can do 



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