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Even our own country furnishes a great variety, and by a 

 little care in the selection a splendid collection may be 

 obtained from our woods and fields. We have found 

 varieties of every shade of color, from the purest white 

 to the darkest purple, and we have experienced no diffi- 

 culty in making the plants live when removed from 

 their localities in the open fields to the garden. Those 

 who are seeking for choice ornamental shrubs should not 

 overlook the native azaleas. 



Arbor vitce (Tom Thumb). — This new variety of arbor 

 vitfe, sent out by Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, is really a 

 valuable acquisition. It forms a dense mass of fine, deli- 

 cate foliage, not surpassed by any other hardy variety. 

 It also retains its color well through the winter, not turn- 

 ing a sickly j^ellow, as many others do, thereby detracting 

 much from their beauty as evergreens. The Tom Thumb 

 will certainly become one of the most popular varieties 

 of the dwarf arbor vities. 



Arbor vitce (Golden Tipped). — A variety of the com- 

 mon native species {T/wja occidentalis). It is a strong 

 and vigorous grower, and apparently as hardy as its 

 parent. The foliage is a rich golden yellow, there being 

 scarcely any green leaves, except in the center of the 

 plant. It is quite distinct from the common Variegated 

 American or Chinese Golden arbor vitae. It is the only 

 variety which we have seen that is really deserving the 

 name of Golden. Where or by whom it originated is un- 

 known to us, our plant being received a few years since 

 from a friend, who said that it was supposed to have 

 originated in a garden in T^ew Rochelle, N. Y. 



