64 . Report on rare or select Articles 



bed 5i ft. in diameter, with the intention of keeping them there through the 

 -winter. Mr. Reed recommends the surface of the bed to be 2 or 3 inches below 

 -the level of the adjoining ground, which, he says, is a protection from the frost. 

 He suggests the idea of a large wicker basket shaped like a beehive, the top to 

 come off, with handles on the outside to lift both top and sides on and off at 

 pleasure, and with a canvass cover to be put over the top during heavy rains. 

 The species planted in this bed are as follows : — -Erica Hartnelh', E. assurgens, 

 E. echiiflora, E. cerinthoides superba, E. mirabilis, E. ventricosa, E. incar- 

 nata, E. picta, E. intermedia, E. Wnnseoides, E. Wiimore«?za, E. hybrida, E. 

 blanda, E. trossula, E. Bowiea?z«, E. vernix coccinea, E. cruenta, E. mam- 

 mosa, and E. verticillata. 



Staffordshire. 



Cliff Vale -mid Prospect Nurseries, near Leek; F. Fox. — Quercus pedun- 

 culdta aurea. A new gold-striped -leaved oak, raised last year from seed. 



JJ'lmus montana crispa. A new curled-leaved elm, raised last year. 



Vagus sylvatica atro-rubens. A new variety of the purple beech ; leaves more 

 indented than those of the common purple, and the plant keeps its leaves 

 in winter more like the common beech. 



Vyrus mcctipdria aurea. A mountain ash with golden leaves, the stronger 

 it grows the more golden the leaves appear ; raised here some years ago. 



S2nrcB^a Fox'u. A dwarf shrub, growing from 1 to li ft. high ; free bloomer ; 

 colour white ; raised from S. trilobata impregnated by S. corymbosa* 

 Flowering in June and July; with the, habit of corymbosa, but a clear white, 

 and a more compact and hardier plant. 



Tdxus baccdta nana. Raised seventeen years ago from seed ; and, at the 

 present time, not more than 12 in. high. 



Tdxus baccdta argentea. A new silver-striped yew, raised seven years ago 

 from seed of the T. hibernica; height, at the present time, 4 in. 



Tlex Aquvfollum salicifdlium. A new variety of holly, with very narrow 

 leaves. 



Vlex Aquifolium serrdtuvi. Leaves deeply serrated. 



Azdlea politico ndna alba Foxu. A new white azalea, the dwarfest and best 

 bloomer Mr. Fox has ever seen. 



Erzc« Tetralix aurea. Shoots of a golden yellow. 



Enca vulgdiis ndna FoxW. A new dwarf heath ; being much smaller than 

 E. V. dumosa. 



Ribes nigrum lacinidtum. Leaves cut like those of the eagle's claw. 

 . Dodecdtkeon Medd'va. pallida. A new pale-flowered American cowslip ; 

 raised from seed of the white, with much of the habit of that variety. 



Anemone hortensis. Fifty varieties raised here from seed. 

 . 'Delphinium eldtum pdllidum. The palest-flowered variety which Mr. Fox has 

 seen. 



Vcebrna qfficindlis aurea. The common pseony, with yellow-blotched leaves. 

 Specimen sent. 



Tart Rhubarb. A new variety, raised from the red Tartarian, impregnated 

 with R. palmatum ; large and vigorous. Leaves cut in the way of those of 

 R. palmatum. 



Mr. Fox's printed catalogue exhibits a respectable collection of forest 

 trees seedling and transplanted, fruit trees, ornamental trees and flowering 

 shrubs, evergreens, climbei's, &c. 



Surrey. 



Clapham Rise Nursery ; Henry Groom. — Mussendock. A plant from the 

 North of India; said to be used to repel the flies from the melons. 



JSchites Carrassa, Poinci«?za regia, AbulUon bedfordiensis, Dasylfrion 

 filiforme, Franciscf'a Lockhartra, Manettia splendens, Bignoma speciosa,, 



