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It is highly necessary to remark, that we consider, here at 

 Fulham, ^'sculus carnea, rosea, and rubicunda, to be one and 

 the same thing, although we are informed, by the nurserymen's 

 catalogues, that they are distinct varieties ; and these sorts are 

 sold for scarlet-flowered horsechestnuts, when, in fact, they are 

 no such thing. The only scarlet-flowered horsechestnut that I 

 am acquainted with is one to which we have very lately given 

 the name of Whitley's fine scarlet ; it is perfectly distinct from 

 any other that I have named in the list : it is not so fast a grower 

 as carnea, flowers freely when young, and its buds ai-e not glu- 

 tinous, as is the case with carnea. We have one fine tree of 

 Whitley's scarlet horsechestnut, which flowers freely every 

 year ; its stem, 4 ft. from the ground, girts nearly 2 ft., and Mr. 

 Whitley had it from America some years ago. 



Of -<^'sculus flava there are two varieties ; and, I am sorry to 

 say, the inferior-flowering variety is the most common, from no 

 other reason than its easy cultivation compared with the better 

 sort. Country nurserymen can raise this variety from seed, 

 but the better sort they must procure from buds ; therefore the 

 inferior sort is always the largest stock on hand, and can be 

 sold cheapest, which is a great object with many. I would ad- 

 vise every person who feels inclined to plant ^'sculus flava to 

 see that his plant is a worked one, and worked with the better 

 sort, and never to plant one raised from seed, unless he wishes 

 to make a collection. Objections are frequently made to grafted 

 forest trees ; but, to set the matter at rest, I shall be happy at 

 any time to show any of your readers two fine grafted or budded 

 trees of the ^'sculus flava, with trunks 5 ft. and 6 ft. in circum- 

 ference, growing in this imrsery. 



^'sculus macrostachya flowers freely, and is a compact and 

 erect grower, ^. americana is a very good sort, with red or 

 pink flowers. ^. hybrida is desirable. 



I am sorry to say that the demand for those plants has been 

 very limited, not from the high price charged, but, in my opinion, 

 for want of their being better known. The Arboretum Britan- 

 nicum, I hope, will give an extensive knowledge of these and 

 other fine trees that gentlemen at present know scarcely any 

 thing about. 



Fulham Nursery, January 9. 1835. 



Art. IX. Notice of a fine Plant of AcHcia dealbata, grotxiing in the 

 open Air in the Neighbourhood of Taunton. By the Rev. W. G. 

 Dymock. 



In answer to your request (p. 148.) for information respecting 

 particular specimens of the y/cacia and Eucalyptus genera grow- 

 VoL. XI.— No. 62. T 



