loured flowers, but its principal curiosity is being devoid of 

 thorns. The Parsley Leaved is particularly interesting, on 

 account of its delicate foliage, which, being finely cut, has 

 a handsome appearance. The Variegated Leaved is also 

 very beautiful, on account of its varied foliage the single 

 (lowering kinds produce small black eatable berries, similar 

 .somewhat to those of our native species, but of less size. 

 There is, in addition to the foregoing, the White Fruited 

 Bramble, which has been considered as an anomaly in na- 

 ture. I have once possessed this kind, and had it to pro- 

 duce fruit, but by inattention lost it; I expect, however, 

 soon to receive it again. This variety has given rise taa 

 bull : for, when persons have first seen it, they have ex- 

 pressed their surprise, by exclaiming " Here is a Bramble 

 with white black berries!'* 



Sambucus, or Elder. Of this there are the following, 

 which are curious or ornamental : The Gold Strified 

 Leaved, producing on some shoots only green leaves, and 

 on others those that are beautifully variegated. The Parsley 

 Leaved, with foliage finely cut, and of an interesting appear- 

 ance, on account of its singularity. The Red Flowered, or 

 Sambucus jiubescens, producing clusters of buds, which, 

 when they first push out, are red, but afterwards vary in ex- 

 pansion. There are also other varieties, such as the Silver 

 Striped, Silver Dusted, White Berried, Sec. 



English Nightshade^ or Solanum dulcamara. This is a 

 vine whose foliage has no great beauty ; its principal value 

 consists in being a quick and vigorous climber ; it produces 

 numerous clusters of blue or purplish flowers, which much 

 fesemble those of the potato, and are succeeded by bunches 

 of oblong red berries, which ripen towards autumn, and add 

 much to its appearance at that season. There is a variety 

 with beautifully variegated leaves, which does not run so 

 much as the preceding; and another is said to exist, with 

 white flowers the latter I have not been able to obtain. 



Mountain ds/i, or Sorb Sorbus. Of this genus there 

 are several species worthy of cultivation as ornamental trees, 

 in describing which I will commence wilh the most inter- 

 esting. 



Sorbus aucufLaria, or Mountain Ask. This is also called, 

 in Scotland, the Roan Tree, and has long been considered as 

 one of the greatest ornaments of Highland scenery. The 

 flowers are small, white, and produced in large corymbs 

 daring spring ; the foliage is very fine in every respect ; the 



