510 General Notices. 



colors. It is as easy of cultivation as T. Lobbiam/w, and 

 will prove a great addition to our gardens. (Flore des Ser- 

 res, July.) 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General JVotices. 



CoN'iFER^E IN Scotland. — Taxodium sempervirens and Cryptomeria ja- 

 ponica. — Young plants of each of tliese Coniferse were planted in situations 

 in the shrubbery here, in May, 1849, where they remained protected from 

 the cold winds, but otherwise without any protection or covering, all last 

 winter. In spring tlie Cryptomeria was apparently as green and fresh as 

 when planted, but on inspection, I observed that the points of the shoots 

 were black. It continued without apparent growth, till the end of July or 

 beginning of August, since which time it lias become much more vigorous 

 and healthy in appearance, but with slight increase of growtli. 



The Taxodium lost its leading shoot, which had not ripened its wood, and 

 was slightly discolored in spring, but began to shoot anew m June, and has 

 grown considerably since, and regained its color. 



Araucaria imbricata. — Four plants of this had stood out for three win- 

 ters, without the slightest injury. This spring they were, in part, discol- 

 ored, and some of them lost several branches. They are ail planted on the 

 mown grass, and had no protection from the wind and snow, otherwise they 

 would not have been discolored, as frost, however severe, never seemed to 

 affect them. Can you inform me whether the discolored spines will con- 

 tinue a permanent disfigurance to these plants ? 



wibies Smiihiana. — This pine has a wonderful property of recovering the 

 injuries of winter, and even its appearance, in a great degree, towards au- 

 tumn. Although a few plants of it were not hurt last season, the gTeater 

 number were somewhat disfigured in spring, and a few killed outright. 



Pinus excelsa. — This pine is unquestionably hardy, and yet we injured 

 several plants of it, by exposing them at too early a stage. 



Cupressiis torulosa. — We lost a number of young plants of tliis Cypress, 

 by putting them out the second year from seed, without covering from tlie 

 wind. One only survived, and seems now hardy enough to stand out this 

 winter. We have two plants of tliis Conifer, of which the seed came from 

 Australia, and one of these was exposed to the severe frosts of last spring, 

 witliout injury, and has grown considerably this season. If they are the 

 same species, of which I am not quite sure, they are certainly more hardy 

 than the plant I formerly raised from Indian grown seed. 



We have one specimen of the rare Conifer, from Australia, which Mr. 

 Anderson exhibited at the Caledonian Horticultural Show this season, but it 

 is too young to expose this winter. It resembles the Chinese arbor-vitse 



