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The largest collection we saw was in the grounds of Mr, 

 Wagner at Riga, and of these, Nivea, specially struck me, on 

 account of the snowy whiteness of the under side of the leaf. 

 This tree would be specially beautiful in a windy situation. Of 

 others, Acerifolia has a very long leaf very much indented, and, I 

 suppose, lobed. Corymbiflora, like lactmata, an indented rather 

 than a cut leaf. Creiica, leaf small, but white on under side. 

 Elipttca, very broad leaf, white underneath. Glabrata, leaf glossy 

 on upper surface, and quite unlike others. Lantana, leaf lance- 

 olate, and white beneath. Latifolia atrovindis, leaf larger and 

 broader. A. lutescens, of M. Simon-Louis, at Metz, is remark- 

 able for the whiteness of the under, and even of upper, side of leaf. 



ARMBNIO A— Apricot. 



Let us add the Apricot to our list of hardy fruits as soon as 

 possible. 



Mr. Maximowitch, Curator of the Botanic Gardens at St. 

 Petersburg, who has spent many years botanizing that vast 

 country eastward to the Amur, says that in Soongaria, in Eastern 

 Turkestan, at the eastern end of the Altai range, ii is growing in 

 quantity, and that there the boars, and the bears, and the natives, 

 fight it out as to who is to have the fruit. The fruit is small, 

 that is, about one inch in diameter, but sweet, and pretty good. 



In the Southern parts of the Province of Mantchuria, there is, 

 says Mr. Maximowitch, a variety of Apricot different from those in 

 cultivation. They do not thrive well near the coast, but in 

 sheltered situations inland they grow in great quantity. They are 

 really good, and are sold in quantity in the Pekin market. Could 

 we not get the pits of this Apricot expressed to us by our Consul 

 at Pekin .? Surely this might be done. 



AZALEA. 7 . 



A. MOLLIS has a large salmon-colored flower, a variety brought 

 by Mr. Maxinowitch from high altitudes in Japan. It has proved 

 quite hardy at St. Petersburg. I see that EUwanger and Barry, 



