302 — 
nill-flank for planting. But the passes, ast 
sea nt to 7, ft., are still in the 8, 
though deep and dense now itl Фу Hears 
ч uge-fronded Palms without trunks 
1 in arkest chines, whose steep- 
is ch that their trees have to 
develop bare boles of gigantic stature; and 
tall,stately trunks Tree-ferns expand their sump- 
us fronds. he mossy 
xil-meeting a single fruit, 
a round Blac Еч Hamburgh nuns, oi t porcelain- like 
surface, and rich Ut colour. But, though 
well th 
we were now e alpine levels, and 
above the Lar ашаса: agni of Mo 
Ceni о on uld found a sign of this, 
in the profound green stillness hat primeval 
tropic forest, with Magnolias making a carpe 
their cream als. 
or there as yet even any Rhododen- 
drons. Mire: we turned a corner, and.there came 
into view a tall tree with a gaunt, bare bole 
like a Scotch Fir, but of brilliant lacquered- 
crown 
domed of solid 
n a naked-trunked tre qe true ‘‘Azaleas’’ in 
piye, ather n rons—of a very 
ink, darkening slightly to the edge with 
a » owish flush in the throat, and the darker 
rose of the tube disi through, uggest- 
ing a deep PES. aet Fs e flower, which is 
large and the ravishing fragrance. 
Small wi nih if we had, Log cd ee — atten- 
that was also 
den ^ ough Wii of 
flower, that may ет likely mi to be 
О 
tur 
R. Kyawi. And o other Cyri imi trees in this 
‚ * Rh. sp. F., 801 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
high forest there were also a beautiful Cherry of 
bright pink, and a pure white Styrax that 
scented the air. The Cherry occurred occa- 
sionally, and the Styrax more often as we drew 
arer big mountains. But both of these 
were of suc eight and nudity that 
again the о. gun was our only resource. The 
echoes clattered, the birds scattered, and a 
petals or a torn shoot were all 
h 
Buttesing slowly down in the quiet air. Regina, d 
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER GARDENERS. 
NE: 
Tue first 
Palestine is 
the country шо is lacking in en 
landsca; o describe it as beautiful would 
onvey urate notion of the 
which constitute beauty о 
one ve jou rney and no 
habita 
ents of ancient walls, 
[Photograph by H. M. dog 
1G. 150.—RHODODENDRON SP. FARRER’S No. 801. 
buildings, es of which 
indica 
and pile stones, all of 
oun Кы.) at опе inne were 
speedily the pla ibd эша valleys seas о 
grain, wich Pod alleviate the poverty that is 
evident the pre me and cause the 
comme, 6 be more os i 
: апу aed the supportin 
walls are neglected and in ruins. = н 
ne cou gef for the most part is bare of werte 
tim of any commer ca value. The hum 
жеге of Rae AS trees clothing the hills helps 
to accentuate e appearance of се poe 
of these trees, “the grey el op оа 
parts of the country. kv pere 
plantations of Eucalypti, chiefly A tke proximity 
PALE; 
йор a visitor receives з 
be 
ill 
foundations of 
[JUNE 21, 1919, 
of Jewish colonies, and these trees will, I pre- 
sume, be planted more lar вау in future, for 
they are well suited to the clim 
The fortune wa a 
avel possible о me. Few Date Plug И 
seen, and their ied over wide tr 7 
attracted my io 
жр trees of Phos 
e dimensions — disting 
Sinai PRO Leavin 
passing into the ti- е sees 
pleasant landecape: The v AAT p he 
orchards of Quince, Apri 1 
and. Walnut, with vineyards, {деш ог separ- 
ated b hedg es o { Hawthorn and Buckthorn freely 
ith: Dog Rose ackberry. 
number "yr iios ету in 
The clim 
not so arid, as and 
ушы im rees are He with, but 
1 were very stunted ч 
1еа, ШОТ those of Quercus Пех. Pop! 
end Willows a to be abundant, [^ Mal 
nd Plane wren not so numer I did no 
see. any . Cedars, but Pines were pes in hir 
quantity A few trees of Ash w seen, bu 
I thi 
n EY 
tities in. other part 
Hants Battery, RHA j. 
PLANT NOTES. 
аі CYANEUS. 
Aco the Dictionary of Gardening, 
re charming “greenhouse plant was introduced 
m Australia in 1803, E re it is known as 
27 ie e d. Blue Olive-berry tree, and i 
i out a 
] and Tasmania. It belongs to the Lim 
family (Tiliaceae), and, as is the case with some 
other species, the flow are remarkably showy 
The plant is sai reach a height of 15 
feet in “a native country, it will flower 
freely w much sm indeed, 
еу 
young lants that have 
E Sg AN w үн, bloom when but E 
This carpus will, if he main pes d 
which refers to the veining of deriv 
the oblong leave enameof cyaneus 18 р “ts 
from the blue colour the Cherry-like i's a 
The cultural requirements of this apie 
are simple i in a —2 of oid 
peat an like most tnl 
plants, it requires aod сапа "ET firm тта potti a 
ropagation is effected by means of es 
These should be formed h shoots e ioni 
urrent year, taken when in a half ripene 
: 'opagating 
cand eat, and placed in a close propag% 
ei Let Ше heat. E: supplementary wa 
pag of Ela aneus was р 
The Gard Ж ЕУ с T 5 
Mp seul deers late. Mr. Worthington fio 
from specimens supplied by Mr. Bedí n p. T. 
House Gardens, County Kildare, Irelan 
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