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tuft ; they are hard, of a blackish colour, very savoury, and preserve some- 

 thing of the aromatic flavour of the laurel. 



The mushroom beds last three years, after which period they decline, and 

 scarcely produce any fruit the fourth. For this reason, the proprietors pre- 

 pare new ones every year, so as to he always supplied with them. Although 

 the climate is very mild in the Riviera, yet the mushroom beds are covered 

 with straw. The expense is trifling, as the berries cost nothing, and the 

 labour for digging the trench and beating down is calculated at about 4a\ 3d. 

 English. 



The Marquis Cusani, before mentioned, assures me that he has eaten these 

 mushrooms frequently at Said, while he saw them gathered in the gardens of 

 several gentlemen, and that he found them exquisite, and by no means un- 

 wholesome. He could not tell me, however, of what species they were. At 

 present this branch of culture is rather neglected, the country producing 

 abundance of mushrooms naturally. 



The Garden of Baron Zano/i, and of M. Ulrich. I have been invited to 

 see the garden of Baron Zanoli, situated on the high road from Monza to 

 Milan, in which I am told there are fine exotic trees and shrubs, and espe- 

 cially a rich collection of pinuses. I have accepted the invitation, and shall 

 go there very soon, when 1 shall communicate to you the result of my visit. 

 In the meantime, in accordance with my promise, I send you the list of the 

 plants which have been introduced during the past year, 1838, by M. Moses 

 Mavari, gardener to M. Ulrich, in Milan, whose garden you speak of in the 

 Gardener's Magazine, vol. xiii. p. 56. These are, Clematis cajrulea gran- 

 diflora, C. bicolor ; Caprifolium occidentale, C. longiflorum ; Lonicera Lede- 

 bouridna ; Philadelphus Gordons ; Deutzia canescens, D. scabra, D. undu- 

 lata ; Leycesteri« formosa ; Garrya elliptica ; »Spirse v a Nilondiestz'i (?) S. 

 nutans, S. grandiflora, S. /aurifolia nova, S. argentea, S. japonica ; Cytisus 

 Philippe (?) ; Genista ephedroides ; Fuchsia fulgens ; Euphorbia jacquin^- 

 jlbra ; Aquilegia glandulosa ; Potentilla Gamerid?ia ; Cupressus triquetra ; 

 Cosmelia rubra; Dracophyllum secundum ; Tecoma jasminoides ; Faccinium 

 ovatum ; Andromeda tetragona; Anigozanthus retusus; Chorozema cordatum; 

 Anthocarya(?) nova species; ^4'rbutus tomentosa; Ipomce N a purgans, I. Hors- 

 falhV, I. o?notheroides ; Corra^a rufa; -Epimedium macranthum ; iigustrum 

 /aurifolium ; Z/ilium fulgens, L. carolinianum ; Pterocarya caucasica (Juglans 

 yraxinifolia) ; Peeonia alba Yevesii, P. Pottsii alba ; Passiflora Hibberti?', P. 

 May ana; Ribes Grossularia monstrosa; *Sedum Sieboldii; iychnis Flos- 

 cuculi fl. pleno albo ; Pentstemon argutus, P. gentianoides, P. latifolius 

 Campanula ^erbascifolia; Aralia japonica; Siphoeampylos bicolor; Berbe?is 

 dulcis, B. vulgaris fol. purpuras ; Mahom'a glumacea; Ferbena Tweedia?2«; 

 Juniperus suecica pyramidalis, J. recurva ; Pinus inslgnis, P. jStrobus excelsa, 

 P. Str. Lambertzawa ; P. Str. monticola, P. Str. compressa, P. Palmien (?), P. 

 fndica (?), P. sinensis, P. Qierardidna, P. sylve'stris ural^nsis, P. nootkaten- 

 sis, P. Llave«w«, P. Sabmiana, P. Sab. major, P. Sab. varietas ; Pfcea Pin- 

 drow, P.Webbidna, P. religiosa; J N bies Forsterz, A. Nova? Hollandias, A. Mo~ 

 rinda, A. Douglaszi; Quadrifaria imbricata (Araucaria imbricata) ; Araucaria 

 excels 1 ^/ 'linghamii ; Cedrus Deoddra; Dammara orientalis ; Azalea 

 indica eiata n. jjleno, A. i. Smiths coccinea, A. i. salmon-coloured, A. i. 

 pulchra, A. i. rubra plena, A. i. cserulescens, A. i. superba duplex, A. i. caryo- 

 phyllea, A. i. aurantia grandiflora, A. i. Diana, A. i. Cunninghams, A. i. 

 Daniehia7ia, A. i. Hookeri, A. i. ignescens, A. i. lactea floribunda, A. i. 

 lateritia, A. i. longifolia, A. i. Mazeppa, A. i. ?2eriifolia, A. i. Pressii, A. i. 

 Fiawlinsonz'aMtf, A. i. rotundifolia, A. i. superba venusta, A. i. Simsidna 

 elegans, A. i. Simsiana, fine dark purple, A. i. speciosissima, A. i. triumphans 

 pulchra, A. i. variegata, A. i. pulcherrima, A. i. white perfection, A. i. alba 

 fl.pl., A. i. Woodi'ordidna ; Rhododendron arboreum Cunningham//, P. a. 

 'Rorbertidnum, R. a. superbissimum, R. a. Wilton//, R. a. I\.eteler id num (?), 

 R. a. fromontianum, R. a. Carton?'/, -R. a. enneandrum, R. a. carnosum 

 roseum, R. a. idlesdiense (?), R. a. grandissimum Smith", R. a. tigrinum 



