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petioles of the full grown leaves are four feet long; the lamina, or ex- 

 panded part of the leaf, one foot four inches long and two feet broad; 

 diameter of the space the plant covers, nine feet six inches, or twenty- 

 eight feet in circumference, — lb. 



Onc'idium ciliutum. — A specimen of this fine plant, with forty-four 

 flowers in a panicle, was exhibited before the London Horticultural So- 

 ciety on Nov. 4, 1834. The gold medal placed at the disposal of the 

 society, by the Rt. Hon. Lord Grey, for tlie best orchideous or parasit- 

 ical plant, was awarded to Mr. James Bruce, gardener to Boyd Miller, 

 Esq., for this production. — Ih. 



Uoyal Duke Cherry. — A fruit under this name was exhibited before 

 the London Horticultural Society on July 21, 1S35. It was received 

 from France under the name of Royal tardive, or An^laise tardive. Its 

 qualities are stated to be equal to the May duke, and it ripens just after 

 the latter is gone. We should be glad to know if there is a variety cul- 

 tivated for sale in our nurseries under the above name; if not, it would 

 be an object to introduce it. — Conds. 



GERMANY. 



Botanic Garden of Berlin. — In this garden there are cultivated in the 

 open air, between 1500 and 1600 hardy trees and shrubs. It is on an 

 open space, and is exposed to storms: the soil is light sand and moist 

 peat, for the most part, and the trees grow Avell. We notice this gar- 

 den in order to show the number of plants which bear the open air in the 

 severe climate of Germany, where some of the North American species 

 of Pinus in the same situations do not live. It proves the vast impor- 

 tance of giving more attention to the naturalization of plants. The 

 species and varieties which are enumerated, we cop}' entire : — 



" Protected by large trees, or in j.'laces \%hcre the cold from the north 

 and east wind is not felt, we grow, in the open air, Salisbury adiantifo- 

 lia, Jasminum fruticans, Camphorosma monspeliaca, Paliurus aculeatus 

 Zizyphus vulgaris, Aralia spinosa; Berberis Jl(\u\\'Q\\um, aristatn, and 

 sinensis; Jis'imina parviflora and triloba, Kolreuteria paniculata, Laiirus 

 Sassafras, Hydrangea /^uercifolia, Decuniaria barhara, Cydonia japonica 

 and sinensis, Photinia arbutifolia, Raphiolepis indica, Eriobotrya japoni- 

 ca; Cotoneaster acuminata, affinis, macroph'ylla, laxiflora, frigida, and 

 rotundifolia; Magnoh'a glauca, tripetala, auriculata, inacrophylla, conspi- 

 cua, and obovata; Spartium jiinceum, Ononis fruticosa. Hibiscus syria- 

 cus, ColiJtea nepalensis; Astragalus caucasicus, aristatus, and tiimidus ; 

 Malcura aurantiaca, Liquidambar imberbe, Jtfyrica cerifera, Coriaria 

 wiyrtifolia; Nyssa villosa, tomentosa, and biflora; Nitraria Schoberr. 



Where there is no protection from the snow in winter, the small trees 

 and shrubs are sheltered by the foliage of the Pinus Strobus; and, when 

 the winter is very severe, the branches of the Pinus sylvestris is used, 

 being placed all round the plant. 



In mild winters, the following stand out ; but in very cold weather 

 they are sometimes killed by the frost: — Rhamnus .^laternus, Fibiirnum 

 Tinus, Laurus noblis, O'leu Oleaster, Phiilyrea angustifolia, Posmari- 

 nus officinalis, .y^'rbutus U'nedo, fltex A'gnus castus, Jlucuha japonica, 

 Pistacia Terebinthus; Puscus aculeatus, racemosus, and hypoglossum. 

 Without any particular protection, but in sheltered situations, there 

 stand out here i'lex Aquifolium and its varieties, and /. opaca ; iSmilax, 

 Phododendron, Kalmza, Daphne pontica, and Cncorum; UMex euro- 

 pse^a, nana, and provincialis, and Taxus canadensis. £'phedra dista- 

 chya, monostachya and altissima stand out without any protection what- 

 ever. We have but ievf evergreen shrubs which stand out without pro- 

 tection." — Gard. Mag. 



