(lescrvi^ig of general Cultivation. 



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would have a brilliant effect 

 ill autumn ; or it niioht even 

 merit a place in a conserva- 

 tory. As soon as the plants -= 

 raised in the Horticultural 

 Society's Garden are fit to 

 distribute, this fine plant 

 will probably find its way 

 into all choice collections. 



A'cev jglatanoides Lo- 

 be!// [Arboretuvi Britan- 

 nicum., p. 409.) is now in 

 several British nurseries ; 

 and plants may also be pro- 

 cured from Messrs. Booth 

 of Hamburg. It forms a 

 fine ornamental tree, and 

 well deserves a place in 

 pleasure-grounds. 



The mahonias, ever- 

 green berberries, or ash 

 berberries, of wliich there 

 are four species, M. ^qui- 

 folium (,yfo-. 2.), M. repens 

 i^fig' 3.), M. fascicularis 

 {,Jig. 4.), and M. nervosa 

 {^g' 5), (all which figures 

 are taken from our Arbore- 

 tum et Fruticetum Britaunicum), cannot be too strongly recom- 

 mended. M. ^quif()lium, a native of the north-west coast of 



North America, and introduced by Douglas, according to Dr. 

 Lindley, is, " perhaps the handsomest hardy evergreen we yet 



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