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Prince of Wales. — Deep violet purple ; sepals barred with red. 

 Star of India. — Reddish purple with purple bands. 

 The Queen. — Delicate lavender. 

 Thomas Moore. — Rich, soft violet; stamens white. 

 Victoria. — Deep, reddish mauve; stamens with white filaments 

 and purplish brown anthers. 



William Kennett. — Deep lavender. 



In addition to the above-named varieties, a very promising 

 seedling raised by Mr. Comley and named Mrs. Francis B. Hayes 

 was very noticeable. The flowers, which appear in June and 

 Jul}', are very large. 



The following varieties of Japanese and other ornamental-leaved 

 Maples, all good and hardy, were very attractive. They are, 

 without doubt,destined to become quite popular, with other hardy- 

 trees and shrubs : 



Acer polymorphum V Sly. atropurpurezim (Japanese Maple). 

 " " " aureum. 



" " " cristatum. 



" " " palmatum. 



" " " reticulatum. 



" " " sanguineum. 



" " " versicolor. 



" Monspessulamim (Montpelier Maple). 

 " platanoides vax. cucidlatum (Norway Maple). 

 " " " dissectam " '' 



'• " " Lorbergii. " " 



" " " Reitenhachi. " " 



' " " Schiverdlerii. " " 



" dasycarpum var. lutescens (Silver Maple). 

 " "^ " pendulum. " " 



" " " tripartitum. " " 



" Pseudo-Platanus vav. Lemoinei (Sycamore-leaved Maple). 

 " " " " purpurea. '" " " 



" " " '' tricolor. " " " 



"■ " " " velutinum. '' "• ^ 



" " " " Worleii. "• " " 



Of that handsome genus of Evergreens, the Araucaria, there was 

 a nice specimen of A. Bidtvilli, fourteen feet high, and A. imhricata 

 and A. Cookii, each twelve feet high. There were a pair of Box trees, 

 eight and nine feet high. Also a fine specimen of Sciadopitys ver- 

 ticillata, or Umbrella Pine of Japan, nine feet high. This is not 



