deserving of general Cultivation, 



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would make a more beautiful covering for a 



bower, or arcade of trellis-work, or a naked wall, 



than E. floribunda or E. montevidensis. A 



plant trained to a single stem till it had attained 



the height of 10 ft. or 12 ft., and then allowed 



to spread over a parasol of wire, would form a 



singular and beautiful object. What adds much 



to the charm of the two species last mentioned 



is, that they form powerful attractions to bees ; 



and bees, when seen busily at work, with their 



cheerful hum, convey the ideas of active employ- 

 ment, industry, and happiness. 



iJamamelis virginica Arb. BriL, p. 1007.j is 



one of the very few trees which, in the climate 



of Britain, continue in flower throughout the 



winter. iThe sexes are borne on different 



plants ; and both are in the Twickenham Botanic Garden. 



The female plant comes into blossom about a month later than 



the male plant, and continues longer in flower. 



Hence the advantage of having both sexes in the 



same garden. There is a curious tree of this 



species at Ham House, of which^^. 15., taken 



after it had lost most of its leaves, is drawn to 



a scale of 1 in. to 12 ft. 



Mutis/a Arb. Brit., 1072. This is a very 



singular and exceedingly interesting genus of 



shrubby climbers, with leaves terminating in 



tendrils, by the prehension of which the stems 



are supported. The species introduced are 



quite hardy when trained against a wall ; and 



of M. latifolia Arb. Brit., p. 1072., and our 



^g. 16., there are plants at 5s. each in the Clapton Nursery. 



i^hododendron Arb. Brit., p. 1097. There are many new 

 varieties and hybrids belonging to this genus, which is now 

 considered as including Azalea. We refer to our Arboretum, 

 or to the nurserymen's catalogues, for a list of names. In the 

 warmest parts of Devonshire, the camellia and the hybrid tree 

 rhododendron would make beautiful garden hedges. 



Bibes Arb. Brit., p. 968. We have described forty-three 

 species, and figured above thirty species, of this interesting 

 genus. Every one is aware of the beauty of 72. sanguineum, R. 

 speciosum, and i2.aureum: but the long bunches of flowers of the 

 R. multiflorum Arb. Brit., p. 980., and our Jig. 17. ; and the value 

 of the fruit of R. niveum Arb. Brit., p. 970., and our Jig. 18. ; 

 are little known. R. niveum, which grows to the height of 

 7 ft. or 8 ft., was introduced from the north-west coast of North 

 America, by Douglas. The bush bears some similarity to 



