42 THE TREE PROPAGATOR AND PLANTER. 



parable as regards their exquisite form, being very 

 long catkins of a lovely formation, which, when fully out 

 (which is during the early spring) and seen hanging on 

 a moderate-sized plant, are truly well deserving the title 

 of " graceful," if such a term can be applied to a plant. 



It should be planted on a lawn in single specimens, 

 where it can be seen to advantage. It may be propa- 

 gated by grafting on the Oak close to the ground, also 

 by layers, and by cuttings in fine sandy soil under a 

 handlight. The cuttings should be of the last year's 

 growth, half ripened, and inserted in sandy soil in the 

 open ground and shady ; but the quickest and surest 

 way to get plants of it is by grafting. 



The Photinia (Pomaceee). 



The Photinia belongs to the Appleworts, although in 

 natural appearance it looks like a Laurel and is an 

 evergreen. It is a noble-charactered plant in regard 

 to its foliage, but rather a thin-growing subject, having 

 no particularly desirable feature as a shrub, except for 

 its glossy leaves, which are of a dark green, inclining 

 to a red in the autumn. It ma3 r be grafted or budded 

 on the White Thorn or Crab stocks close to the ground 

 in the spring, and budded in September. 



The Figwort [Buddlea). 



The old B. globosa is the only one well known of this 

 small genus as a hardy shrub. Some of the tribe may 

 be found in our greenhouses. They are very distinct 

 in their flowers. The one here named has perfectly 

 round flowers; hence its name, Globosa. They are of a 

 rich yellow or orange colour, and are produced in 

 abundance on plants grown on a dry soil. 



The propagation of this species is by cuttings and by 

 seed. Cuttings of the half-ripened wood may be easily 

 struck in pots of sandy fine peat under a bell-glass. 

 The seed should be sown in seed-pans in the spring and 

 set on a gentle heat. 



