56 Bejjoi't on rare or select Articles 



Cistacecs. — Cistus. A species from Mexico ; a curious trailing plant; has not 

 yet bloomed. " It is the Helianthemum glomeratum of Sweet." — G. G. 



TilidcecE. — Tilia europcE^a viacrophylla. A magnificent variety, with robust 

 shoots, and leaves of enormous size. Plants of the common lime raised from 

 seed of the Dutch lime imported from France, are of a habit much more 

 robust and fastigiate than those of the common lime when raised from layers, 

 as it commonly is in this country. The leaves of seedlings also remain on the 

 trees from a fortnight to three weeks later than they do in plants raised from 

 layers. 



Ternstrmmacead. — Thea Bohea mnjor. Seemingly a hybrid between T. 

 Bohea and T. viridis. Habit robust and distinct. Belgium. 



Acerdcece. — A^cer palmdtum H. S. Quite hardy in this nursery. Encyc. 

 of Trees and Shrubs, p. 90. 



JEsculdcecB. — JE'sculus Hippocastanum spectabile, with very large leaves. 

 Has not yet flowered. France. 



JE'scuhcs Hippocastanum Jidre pleno Baumann. Forms a long spike of imbri- 

 cated flowers. Has bloomed at Angers. It flowers were described by M. 

 Leroy of Angers as much like those of Chionanthus virginica, the fringe tree. 



StaphyledcecB. — Staphylea Emodi Dr. Royle. 



Qelastrdcece. — 'E.uonymus obovdtus. A hardy evergreen species. Belgium. 



'E.uonymus repens. A hardy evergreen species of horizontal growth, from 

 Belgium. 



'Euoiiyjmis europcB'us penduliis. A curious weeping variety. 



AqidfolidcecB. — IHex madeirensis nigrescens. A dark-leaved variety raised 

 from seed here, seemingly much more hardy than the species. 



Vlex madeirensis f 61, variegdtis. A partially variegated variety from France. 



IV(?^ vomitoria. 



Vlex castanecBfoUa and I. Mgustrifolia. Apparently varieties of Z^lex Cassme. 



Tlex opdca recurva. Leaves recurved. 



Vlex cestivdlis (Prinos). 



lU/avmdcece. — VaUurus Palldsvi. Belgium. '" Pi'obably the same as iJham- 

 nus PallasM, a species nearly related to the curious R. Erythroxylon, and 

 seems intermediate between R. Erythroxylon and R. /ycioides." — G. G. 



Ceanothus hybndus ccBruleus. A hardy elegant shrub with blue flowers, 

 between C. americanus and C. azureus. 



Ceanothus hybndus fiore cdrneo. From the same source, with flesh-coloured 

 flowers. 



LeguinindcecB 'LotecB. — Spdrtium radidtum, grafted on the laburnum. The 

 double furze has also flourished from four to five years on this stock. It was 

 killed in the winter of 1837-8. The white Portugal broom and the com- 

 mon English broom, grafted on the laburnum, make singular plants. 



Genista pi/osa, grafted on the laburnum. Also a singular pendulous plant. 



Genista pur gans. A pretty dwarf hardy shrub. 



Genista anxdntica, grafted on the laburnum. Forms an ornamental lawn 

 tree. 



Cytisus sessilifbRus var. strictus. A free-growing upriglit variety from 

 France. Forms fine standards. 



Robima Pseiid- Acacia pcndula. Trained up, or grafted standard high, from a 

 dwarf bush it forms a graceful semi-pendulous tree. 



Rohinia Gondoidmana. A curious dwarf variety with very large leaves. 



Robima hisjnda major. Forms a fine drooping tree when grafted standard 

 high. It requires its shoots to be shortened twice in summer, to prevent 

 damage from wind. If the points of the shoots are pinched out with the 

 finger and thumb in June, the plant will bloom again in September. A 

 beautiful tree. 



LegumindcecB Cassiecs. — Cercis Siliqudstnmi flore cdrneo. Has pale flesh- 

 coloured flowers. 



Cercis Siliqudstrum florc dlbo. Has flowers nearly white. 



