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during the season of its bloom. This requires protection in 

 winter. 



Chinese Koelreuteria^ or Koelreuteria fianiculata. This is 

 a shrub or small tree of recent introduction to our country ; 

 the leaves are pinnated, and the branches spread around in 

 rather an irregular manner ; the flowers are yellow, of singu- 

 lar form, and are produced in large panicles : these are suc- 

 ceeded by bladder-like seed vessels somewhat similar to 

 those of the Bladdernut. Some of these shrubs now in my 

 grounds are 10 feet high, and I know not to how mucn 

 greater height they may attain. 



Concluding Remarks on the Culture of Ornamental Trees 

 and Shrubs. 



As in most cases the soil best adapted to the respective 

 species has been stated, I will only make some few general 

 remarks, grounded on the experience of a long course of 

 years, which may be found useful to those who would be 

 willing, by a small additional trouble and expense, to gain in 

 the growth and vigour of their trees and shrubs what the 

 same period of time could not otherwise effect. Autumn is 

 the best season for removing hardy forest trees, except ever- 

 greens. If taken from a nursery, they are naturalized to an 

 upland soil ; but if taken from the woods or swamps, they 

 should be planted in soil similar to that from which they 

 were removed. The common method is to dig a hole 

 scarce large enough to force in the roots of the tree, by this 

 process the roots are more exposed to the frost in the win- 

 ter, and to drought in the summer months. Where a rapid 

 growth and vigorous tree or shrub is required, let the ground 

 be opened to double the dimensions of the root, and one or 

 two ieet deeper than where the bottom of the root will ex- 

 tend, which, when planted, should be two or three inches 

 deeper (according to its size) than its former position, first 

 filling up the hole to that depth with a compost of some fine 

 rotted manure, mixed with the best soil taken out of the 

 same hole, if the tree is from a nursery ; but if from a 

 swamp, then let two-thirds of the earth filled in the hole be 

 of bog earth from a swamp, mixed with common earth and 

 some rotten manure. If the situation is exposed to the winds, 

 stakes may be necessary to keep the trees in their places. 

 In the spring have some litter placed around them) which 



