542 Foreign Notices : — Germany. 



Protected by large trees, or in places where the cold from the north and 

 east wind is not felt, we grow, in the open air, Salisburi« adiaotifolia, Jas- 

 minum fruticans, Camphorosma monspeliaca, Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus 

 vulgaris, Aralia spinosa ; Berberis ^quifolium, aristata, and sinensis ; Asimina 

 parviflora and triloba, Kolreutei'ia paniculata, iaurus Sassafras, Hydrangea 

 ^uercifolia, Decumaria barbara, Cydonia japdnica and sinensis, Photinia av- 

 butifolia, Rhaphiolepis indica, Eriobotrya japonica; Cotoneaster acuminata, 

 afFinis, macrophjlla, laxiflora, frigida, and rotundifolia ; Magnolia; glauca, tri- 

 petala, auriculata, macrophylla, conspicua, and obovata ; <S'partium jiinceum. 

 Ononis fruticosa, i/ibiscus syriacus, Colutea nepalensis ; Astragalus cau- 

 casicus, aristatus, and tumidus; Maclur« aurantiaca, Liquidambar imberbe, 

 ikfyrica cerifera, Coriaria 7»yrtif61iaj Nyssa villosa, tomentosa, and biflora; 

 Nitraria Schoberi. 



Where there is no protection from the snow in winter, the small trees and 

 shrubs are sheltered by the foliage of the Pinus 5tr6bus ; and, when the winter 

 is very severe, the branches of the Pinus sylvestris are used, being placed all 

 round the plant. 



The borders for fine American shrubs consist, as in England, of heath and 

 peat mould, and are made sloping. It is necessary, in winter, to cover them 

 with the foliage and branches of different species of Pinus. This border con- 

 sists of Globularia, Azalea, Erica, herbacea, Menziesza ^;olifdlia, Faccinium, 

 species of Daphne, Dirca palustris, Kalmic!, iedum, Ammyrsine Auxifolia, 

 J?hod6ra, iihodod^ndron, Epigse^a, Andromeda, Lyonia, Gaultheria repens 

 and Shdllon, Arctostdphylos alpina, Pyrola, Chimaphila, and several others. 



Few evergreen shrubs stand the open an- here, except the genus Pinus : if 

 they stand the winter, the utmost cai'e and attention are necessary, and they 

 must be very carefully protected. 



In mild winters, the following stand out ; but in very cold weather they are 

 sometimes killed by the frost : — jRhamnus JIaternus, Fiburnum Tinus, 

 Z-aurus nobilis, OMea Oleaster, Phillyrea angustifolia, iJosmarinus officinalis, 

 -4'rbutus iPnedo, Fitex A'gnus castus, Jztc2«6a japonica, Pistacia Tfereblnthus ; 

 ^uscus aculeatus, racemosus, and hypoglossum. Without any particular pro- 

 tection, but in sheltered situations, there stand out here Plex Aquifolium and 

 its varieties, and /. opaca ; iS'milax, Rhododendron, Kalm«a, Z)aphne pdntica, 

 and Cneorum ; ZJHex europae"'a, nana, and provincialis ; and Taxus canadensis. 

 Ephedra distachya, monostachya, and altissima stand out without any pro- 

 tection whatever. We have but few evergreen shrubs which stand out with- 

 out protection. 



Most of the North American species of the genus Pinus stand the open 

 air here. We have not had an opportunity of judging of several of the new 

 species, as we have but one specimen of each ; viz. Pinus ponderosa, longi- 

 folia, Lambertzff«a, and excelsa; J^bies Douglasi, dumosa, and spectabilis ; 

 Araucdria imbricata and Altingfa Cunningham^. Cunninghami« lanceolata and 

 Cedrus Libani stand under protection, and with great care during winter, in the 

 open air. Pinus Pinaster, Laricio, Pinea, and halepensis, and Cupressus 

 sempervirens and s. horizontalis, are continually killed by the frost. Some 

 species of Tliuja, as T. occidentalis, orientalis, plicata, pyramidalis, nepa- 

 lensis, and australis, stand the winter's cold without any protection ; also 

 Juniperus 5'abina and virginiana, Puxus sempervirens, and Cupressus th.y- 

 oides. On the conti'ary. Thuja articulata is killed by the frost in the course 

 of a few cold days. 



A^cer neapolitanum and A'lnus cordifolia are tender in their youth; but, as 

 soon as they are pretty far grown, they cease to suffer from the cold. Aris- 

 tothlia Mdcqui, J?accharis /zalunifolia, Buddlea globosa, Pumelia tenax, Cistus, 

 Diospyros, FontanesM,Phillyrea, Santolina, and several others, are killed by the 

 frost, and the roots and suckers put out yearly new shoots. 



For some years back we have been receiving occasionally some new and 

 scarce trees and shrubs from Altai, America, Dahuria, and Italy. Among 

 others, Populus /aurifolia Ledeb., Pterocarya caucasica, Ribes heterotrichum 



