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Art. X. Notices respecting the Irish Yeiso, Irish Furze, and 

 Irish Broom. By Mr, John Hervey, Nurseryman, Com- 

 ber, 



Sir, 

 It does not appear that the tree broom is a native of Ire- 

 land ; it is not common any where. I have never met ^\\\\ it 

 but at the seat of C. Greg, Esq., near Belfast, and there only 

 a single tree, from which I got some seeds. The Irish yew 

 is no doubt a native ; it is plentiful in the neighbourhood of 

 Antrim, where there are specimens at least a century old. 

 Young plants are, however, scarce, it producing no seeds, and 

 the owners of fine trees are averse from having them disfigured 

 by giving cuttings ; neither does it succeed well by cuttings, 

 unless nursed under glass for a year or two. The C/iex 

 europae^us var. strictus, I suppose, must be a native of this 

 country, although I never saw it but at Mount Stewart, the 

 seat of the Marquess of Londonderry. Some very large plants 

 appear in the shrubberies, though the oldest labourers on the 

 spot have no knowledge whence it came. No one can tell 

 more of these plants than my friend Mr. Frazer, of Loughrea, 

 and whatever he maybe induced to offer respecting them, 

 or, indeed, on any subject, I am sure will be highly acceptable 

 to all your readers in this part of the world. 



I am. Sir, &c. 

 Comber, May, 1828. John Hervey. 



Art. XI. On the Culture of Amaryllidesd. 

 By a Blooming Bulb. 



Sir, 

 The treatment of the AmaxyWidece seems to be one of 

 increasing interest, which that most magnificent family of 

 bulbs no' doubt is fully entitled to. In your last Magazine 

 I read with pleasure some observations of M. Faldermann, 

 botanic gardener to the Emperor of Russia, relative to the 

 Amaryllis vittata, which he was induced to make for the 

 edification of your correspondent, Mr. Groom, who knew of 

 a plant which remained sixteen years without blooming. 

 These, although excellent in themselves, do not exactly apply 

 to our climate, where it is an inhabitant of the green-house, 

 and will live in a very low temperature. Amaryllis vittata, 

 or, more properly speaking, Hippeastrum vittatum of the 

 Hon. W. Herbert, like every other bulb, whether hardy or 



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