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New hardy Trees and Shrubs 



70 ft. high, with a head upwards 

 of 60 ft. in diameter ; and it retains 

 its fine, deep green, glossy leaves till 

 Christmas. At Stackpole Court, in 

 Pembrokeshire, this variety ripens 

 seeds, from which many young 

 plants have been raised, and dis- 

 tributed in the woods. We have 

 described and enumerated upwards 

 of fifty species and varieties of ash 

 in our Arboretitm, plants of most 

 of which may be had at Messrs. 



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^traph^xis and Tragopyrum Arh. Brit, are low shrubs of 

 very great beauty, though little known. Some species of both 

 are figured in our Arboretum ; and there are plants of one species 

 of each genus in the Chelsea Botanic Garden. A beautiful 

 plant of y^traphaxis spinosa is, also, in the peat-earth com- 

 partment of Messrs. Loddiges's arboretum. As the species of 

 these two genera are but little propagated, we wish we could 

 see the provincial horticultural societies offering premiums for 

 the finest specimens. 



Z)aphne. The autumn-flowering mezereon has often been 

 recommended by us. It is now (Nov. 8.) in full bloom in our 

 garden, and will continue in flower till March next. 



Nyssa Arb. Brit, is a genus of which we have figured four 

 sorts. All of these deserve culture ; but none of them will do 

 nmch good unless planted on moist ground, or near water. 

 The largest tree in the neighbourhood of London is in the 

 grounds of the Countess of Shaftesbury, near Richmond, where 

 it has attained a greater size than that of the Duke of Wel- 

 lington at Strathfieldsaye ; being no less than 45 ft. high, with 

 a trunk 16 in. in diameter at 1 ft. from the ground. There are 

 hundreds of plants of this genus in some of the London nur- 

 series ; but, not having a showy flower (though the intense red, 

 mixed with yellow and scarlet, of the leaves in autumn is more 

 striking than any flower whatever), it is seldom asked for. 



[/Imus Arb. Brit. We pass over a number of genera, which 

 deserve recommendation, to notice that useful tree, the elm. 

 More attention seems to have been paid to this genus in the 

 Canterbury Nursery, by Mr. Masters, the author of the Hortus 

 Duroverni^ than by any other cultivator that we are aware of; 

 and the following sorts have been raised, and are now cultivated, 

 by him : — ' 



U. montana rugosa Masters. Bark reddish brown, cracking 

 into short regular pieces, very like that of ^^cer campestre. ' 

 Tree of spreading growth, moderate size. 



