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Quercus palustris. 

 " Prinos. 



" Robitr (English Oak). — Many beautiful forms. 

 Syringa Japonica. — A very rare species of Lilac from Japan, 

 flowering in the middle of July ; the trusses are a foot or more in 

 length and pure white. It is a small tree ratlier than a slu'ub. 

 Rhus sp. — A beautiful species from Japan. 

 Magnolia sp. — A very promising species from Japan, which 

 seems to be more hardy than any we have here. The seeds of 

 this and the two preceding were contrilnited by President Clark of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



Pyrus. — There is a fine collection of species from Northern 

 Asia and Japau, which are very beautiful in flower or fruit, such 

 as sjyectabilis, Toringo, and baccata, and theii* varieties. 

 Of the Conifers we may mention 

 Abies brachyphyUa^ from Japan. 

 " concolor, from Colorado. This is one of the finest speci- 

 mens in the Arboretum. 

 Abies Fraseri. 



" balsamea var. Hudsonica. 

 Chamcecyparis (Retinospora) obtusa and 



" " j^is^/eya, and their varieties. There 



is no doubt that the many varieties of this plant in cultivation 

 came from these two original species. 

 Jimiperus communi.s aurea. 



Picea alba. — A variety known in the nurseries as Maxwell's 

 Golden Spruce. 

 Picea alba crerulea. 

 " Engehnannii. 

 " excelsa and its many varieties. 



" pungens and its varieties, many of which are very hand- 

 some, and being quite hardy promise to become very desirable for 

 general ornamental planting. 

 Pinus Bungeana. 

 " excelsa. 

 " flexilis. 

 " Jeffrey ii. 

 " Murray ana. 

 " parviflora. 



