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unfolded in Europe, where it is now rightly considered one 

 of the most attractive garden shrubs. 



In Japan Stuartia Pseudo-Camellia grows freely up to 

 elevations of three thousand feet above the level of the sea, 

 and in the United States is perfectly hardy as far north as 



but once established they go on improving for many years, 

 and are among the most beautiful and desirable of shrubs. 



Pyrus coronaria. — Few small trees are more desirable 

 than the Crab-apples from Japan and Siberia, which we 



Fig. 4 — Stuartia Pseudo-Camellia.— See page 34. 



eastern Massachusetts, the specimen from which our il- 

 lustration is made having been produced in the Arnold 

 Arboretum. Stuartias can be raised from seed and by layers, 

 which, however, take some time to produce roots. They 

 require deep rich soil, delighting in a compost of peat and 

 loam ; they grow slowly and do not begin to flower early, 



have often commended in these columns. But our native 

 Fragrant Crab, as it is sometimes called, ought not to be 

 neglected, especially when parks or large grounds arc to 

 be planted. The beauty of this tree was appreciated by 

 the early settlers in this country, and the Swedish traveler, 

 Kalm, notes that in Pennsylvania and New Jersey single 



