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after the rose." It is a native of Japan. It derives 

 its name from the presence of a small red callosity 

 seated on the end of each of the numerous notches 

 that border its leaves. 



SPIBiBA LANCEOLATA. 



Spir^a lanceolata or Rekvesii is another beau- 

 tiful species, with large clusters of snowy white sin- 

 gle flowers, that cover the whole plant in May. 



The double-flowebing plum-leaved Spie^a 

 (S. prunifolia fiore pleno) is also a well-known and 

 beautiful species, with small, double, white flowers 

 ia May. Its habit is slender, erect, and regular; 

 and when in bloom, every branch is like a wreath 

 of white daisies. The color of the foliage in the 

 autumn, too, is a great point of merit, being a 

 bright orange with a light tint of red. 



SPISiEA ULHirOLIA. 



SpiBiEA TJLMiFOLiA is a well-known and beoutiful 

 flhrub, with broad leaves and large trusses of white 

 flowers. 



SPin^A GRANDIFLOKA. 



SpiRiSA 6EANDIFL0EA is a newcr species, dis- 

 covered by Mr. Foetune in the north of China. 

 Its conspicuous large flowers can not fail to recom- 

 mend it as a very desirable ornamental shrub. 



"We hope, during the coming summer, to be able 

 to make further illustrations and remarks in refer- 

 ence to this beautiful tribe of plants. Many of tho 

 Spiraeas are natives of the Northern United States 

 — some of Europe and China. A part of them are 

 low shrubs, from three to five feet high ; and part 

 are herbaceous plants, which throw up shoots each 

 season, some from four to six feet high, and which 

 die back at the end of summer. 



Exotic Grapes. — Btjist, in his Garden Alma- 

 nac, selects the following eight as the best varieties* 

 of exotic grapes for general cultivation : — Black 

 Hamburg, Bla^cTc Frontignan, White Frontignan, 

 Trebiana, Blach Tripoli, WJiite Miiscat, Oolden 

 Chasselas, West St. Peters MitchelVs. After twelve 

 years practice in this country', I should select 

 these : — Blach ffamhurg, Black Prince, Zivfindeh 

 Barlarossa, Syrian, White Muscat of Alexandria. 

 White Hamburg, Muscat Hative, sometimes cracks. 



Blach Tripoli, a large grape; it stands in the 

 same position among exotic grapes as the Charter 

 Oak grape does among the hardy varieties. Tre- 

 Mana — I don't know that variety; can you de- 

 scribe it? West St. Peters Mitchell's — I suppose 

 that is Quaere's West St. Peter's. Wfiite Fron- 

 tignac — rather ticklish. Golden Chasselas — too 

 small for general cultivation, as is also Black Fron- 

 tignan. — P. Q. R., Qwens, Queens Co., L. I. 



