124 Arboricultural Notices, supplementary to 



F. excelsior pendida adpressa. — D. Maclean, Esq., of Forres, has sent us a 

 portrait of a vcrycurious pendulous-branched ash, which he discovered, some 

 years ago, in Argyllshire. " It grew," Mr. Maclean observes, " within a few 

 yards of the sea, on the banks of one of the numerous and very picturesque 

 inlets, which everywhere indent the coast of Argyllshire. It was completely 

 hidden from view by other trees, such as ash, alder, &c, and a fine spring 

 gushed out close to its roots. I had a space cleared all round it, and should 

 have been tempted, had I not been on the point of parting with the property, 

 to have transplanted it to the immediate neighbourhood of my residence. 

 In 1835, the property passed to other hands, and I know not whether the 

 tree is still in existence. It was about 25 ft. in height, and, when I last saw 

 it, appeared to be growing vigorously. Its habit of growth certainly struck 

 me as being very singular, as, indeed, you may see by the sketch, which is a 

 tolerably faithful portrait." — D. M. Forres, Dec. 6. 1838. This sketch we 

 intend to have engraved in the course of the summer. 



In the common pendulous-branched ash, the young shoots come out of 

 the stems horizontally, and, in growing downwards, form large convex curves, 

 as they depart from the main stem, much in the same manner as in the pen- 

 dulous shoots of the weeping willow. These shoots stand out from the 

 trunk of the tree, so as leave a naked space all round it, which, when the 

 tree has grown a few years, is commonly used as a shady bower, or place for 

 a seat ; but in the sketch sent, the young shoots hang down close to the 

 trunk or main stem, from the top of the tree to the ground, turning up 

 at the points, so as to form concave curves, in a manner different from every 

 pendulous tree that we know of, except, perhaps, Sophora japonica pen- 

 dula. This appearance might, perhaps, be called appressed pendulous. It 

 appears, at all events, to be a very distinct variety of pendulous ash, from 

 that in common cultivation ; and, should this paragraph, by any chance, meet 

 the eye of the present proprietor of this tree, we trust he will be induced by 

 it to send scions to the nearest nurseryman, in order that it may be propa- 

 gated, and introduced into commerce. In thanking Mr. Maclean for his 

 communication, we have to beg that he also will cooperate with a view to 

 this end. — Cond. 



E^magna^c^m. 



Hippophae Rhamnoldes is abundant in the Alps, on the borders of streams 

 and rivers, and is found on the Rhone, from the Valais to Dauphine. In 

 Lapland and Holland it is planted on river banks, to protect them from the 

 ravages of floods. The berries, gathered about the 24th of September, will be 

 found quite ripe, and the pellicle contains a yellow dye, soluble in ether, and 

 which, when applied to silk or cotton, does not wash out with common 

 water. Rousseau relates a story of his eating the berries, and being thought 

 to have poisoned himself. He had eaten 15 or 20, but found no inconveni- 

 ence. {Annates d'Hort. de Paris, torn. xix. p. 339.) 



E\J¥HO?lKIA s CEM. 



Euphorbia. — I recommend, as shrubby plants, E. veneta, E. Characias, E. 

 palustris, and E. amygdaloides. — ■ W. F. S. Abbotsbury, Dorsetshire, Dec. 

 1838. 



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Moras. — M. d'Arcet has found that the leaves of the white mulberry may 

 be eaten as spinach, as may those of the black mulberry and the maclura. 

 The leaves of the last two trees, when properly seasoned, are said to make 

 a dish by no means disagreeable. (Annates cfHort., torn. xix. p. 12-i.) 



Maclura aurantiaca. — There are both male and female specimens of this 



tree in the Botanic Garden at Avignon, which have ripened fruit, from which 



. young plants have been raised. There are also in the nursery of M. Noisette, 



