bv Kuropean gardeners as .stocks for the Apple and Pear, but of late 

 years they are seldom employed for the purpose. Both kinds of 

 Service and the Mountain Ash are better adapted for the Cooler parts 

 of Australasia than other regions, and they are well suited for 

 elevated and mountain districts. They may, however, be grown in 

 medium cool districts with success, and are worthy of attention as 

 ornamental trees, and also for their timber. 



SERVICE BERRY. 



The plant known by this name is a small deciduous many-branched 

 tree belonging to the Pomea section of the order Rosacese. It is 

 indigenous to North America, and is known botanically as Amelctnchier 

 mi.injHi urn .Mespiliis Cf'-nitdnitsix, Pyrus smigm'nea). The flowers precede 

 the foliage in the spring, and the trees are brilliant masses of pure 

 white blossoms; consequently, the plant is also known as the Snowy 

 Mespilus. The small purple-black fruit is about the size of Cherries, 

 and has a sweet and pleasanl flavour. As an ornamental plant, the 

 Service Berry is worthy of attention in the colder regions of 

 Australasia, though its fruit is of less value than many other kinds. 

 Propagation is readily effected by seeds, cuttings, and layers. Seeds 

 should be planted an inch deep, cuttings put in in the spring, and 

 plants mav be layered before they start into growth. 



SHERBET SHRUB. 



The plant known under this name is Grewia axwtica, an evergreen 

 shrub indigenous to India, Persia, and other parts of Asia, belonging 

 to the natural order Ti.lia.cea 1 . It has purple flowers, elm-like foliage, 

 and makes a good ornamental shrub. The small fruit has an acrid 

 acid, but also a pleasant, flavour, and is utilized to some extent in the 

 manufacture of sherbet, hence the common name. This shrub may- 

 be grown successfully in regions ranging from tropical to medium 

 warm, and will thrive in any fairly good soil. Propagation is effected 

 by seeds, which should be covered an inch deep, or plants may be 

 obtained readily from layers. Cuttings of ripened wood of the 

 current season's growth also strike freelv in sand if protected from 

 the weather. 



SOUARI NUT. 



The Souari Nut is the product of Oaryocar Huciferum, an evergreen 

 tree with broad trifoliate leaves growing to the height of from eighty 

 to a hundred feet, and belonging to the order Rhizobolacea>. It is a 

 native of Guiana and other parts of tropical South America. The 



