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name of Macrocephalum, which is comparatively rare, and 

 produces much larger heads of bloom than the older sort, and 

 therefore thought to be more beautiful. It is certainly weU 

 worthy of a place in our collections. Plicatura is the name of 

 another new variety which is said to bear large clusters of snow- 

 white flowers in great profusion, and to be reaUy a fine shrub. 



Tamarix. — "We hope these very beautiful shrubs wUl prove 

 to be hardy in a large part of the Dominion, As yet, they have 

 not been sufficiently known and cultivated among us to decide 

 the question of their hardiness, but they will, no doubt, thrive 

 in the greater part of western Ontario, and in the vicinity of large 

 bodies of water. Their leaves are very delicate and heath-like, 

 and when covered with their spikes of pink flowers, they present 

 a charmingly graceful appearance. There are several varieties, 

 but the African, blooming in spring, and the German, blooming 

 in August, are the best with which we are acquainted. 



"Weigelas. — These beautiul shrubs do well in Xova Scotia, 

 and generally tliroughout Canada, and well deserve the high esti- 

 mation in which they are held. They grow well in any good 

 garden soil, are easily propagated from cuttings or layers, and 

 remain a long time in bloom. 



Bose-Colorec^.— This was introduced by Mr. Fortune, from 

 China, and created a great sensation on its first appearance. It 

 is one of the best, if not the best, of all the varieties. The 

 flowers are rose-colored, and are produced in the axUs of the leaves 

 throughout nearly the entire length of the branches. They begin 

 to expand as the leaves appear, but continue on the shrub ^xn.til 

 after the leaves are fully grown. 



Amahilis. — Much esteemed on account of its flowering in the 

 end of summer. The blossoms are not quite as large as Rosea, 

 but are much the same in color, the leaves are larger, and the 

 habit of the plant is more drooping. 



Hortensis Nivea. — The flowers of this variety are pure white, 

 and very abundant. In habit, it is somewhat more vigorous and 

 upright, and larger in the leaf. 



