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spermumZaurifolium. Mesembryanthemum aureum, M. stellatum. 

 ikfyrica cordifolia. Nandhia domestica. Nerine undulata. Ne- 

 rium Oleander. O^lea excelsa; *0. fragrans 14 ft. high, and 

 the space occupied by the ramifications 12ft. in diameter; O. 

 sinensis, I think this is a variety of O. ft-agrans undulata. 

 *Opuntia cochinillifera. *i^icus indica. Othonna cheirifolia. 

 *Panax aculeata. Petrophila pulchella. Phormiuni tenax. Pinus 

 nepalensis, *P. palustris (australis) 30 ft. high. Pittosporum 

 Tobira 16 ft. high, the space occupied by the ramification is 

 16 ft. in diameter. Podocarpus nuciferus. Raphiolepis indica, 

 R. rubra. "*^hododendron arboreum, and thirty varieties. R6- 

 chea falcata. /Salvia nobilis, ? S. pulchella. Thea Bohea, T. 

 viridis. * Viburnum sinense. Yucca aloifolia, Y. draconis, Y. 

 drac. marginata. Zamia horrida. Besides these plants there are 

 beautiftil groves of jRhododendron ponticum and maximum, 

 w^ith an infinity of varieties of azaleas, andromedas, and kalmias. 

 Z)aphne collina, Clethra alnifcMia, Mahonm ^^quifolium, M. fas- 

 cicularis, M. repens. Myrtles. Ribes sanguineum, R. sang, 

 angustum, R. sang, wzalvaceum, R. speciosum. A fine Z,aurus 

 caroliniana 16 ft. high. A L. Sassafras 32 ft. high, and the 

 stem I ft. 3 in. in diameter, being the finest I have hitherto 

 seen. A Magnoh'a cordata 40 ft. high. Quercus iSuber 24 ft. 

 high. Cedrus Libani 80 ft. high, and 2 ft. diameter in the stem. 

 A Photinia serrulata 16 ft. high, and the space occupied by the 

 branches 18ft. In the flower borders are cultivated beautiful 

 species of annual and perennial plants of recent introduction, 

 such as Schizanthus, Collomia, ^iola tricolor, V. grandiflora, 

 Gih'«, Ipomopsis elegans, Phlox, Galard/a, /^erbena, &c. ; and 

 more than 130 varieties of Chrysanthemum, all obtained by the 

 diligence of that excellent gardener Renato Rovelli, who knows 

 so well how to second his illustrious master, Count Vitaliano 

 Borromeo, in the love of botany, who spares no expense to em- 

 bellish and enrich his two fine estates with rare plants. 

 Monza, near Milan, March 19. 1840. 



Art. III. Some Thoughts on the Effect of Shadows in Garden Scenery. 



By R. W. F. 



When the broad shadows of full-foliaged trees fall upon a 

 rising ground, the extent of the ground is apparently increased ; 

 for example, in the view of the long walk at Windsor, as given 

 in Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1840. 



It has always appeared to me when looking up an avenue, 

 even one which only slightly rose to the entrance of the house, 

 that the distance between the spot on which I was standing and 

 the entrance seemed to be increased by the shadows of the trees 



