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steps, whicli are so necessary, will involve some expense, but in the end it 

 will be found tbe cbeapest plan; for if the clieaper mode of planting is 

 adopted, and holes dug in a piece of ground in which trees are planted, they 

 often perish, and generally grow very sickly, in consequence of the water 

 from the land around them draining into these holes, so that in the end the 

 expense must be incurred to insure their growth. I have found even in 

 this alluvial soil, where the natural drainage is very good, that I have lost 

 plants from the want of drainage. To those interested in the planting of 

 coniferous trees I would recommend a little book called " Practical Hints on 

 planting Ornamental Trees," by Standish and Noble, price five shillings, 

 published by Bradbury and Evans, London. It contains much valuable 

 information to an amateur gardener. 



CONIFEE^. 



Araucaria excelsa] Norfolk Island tender. 



cunninghamii Moreton Bay „ 



bidiuillii Wide Bay „ 



eooTcil New Caledonia „ 



imhricata Chili hardy. 



hraziliensis Brazil ,, 



The above are all very handsome trees, and well adapted for specimen 

 plants. I have marked the first four as tender, which they are when young, 

 being liable to have their leaders nipped by frost, but with care they may 

 be grown out of doors in many places, particularly if they are covered 

 during winter and spring with a slight covering overhead, until such time 

 as the plants get established. I have tried many plans for protecting plants 

 from frost without rendering them too delicate ; at last I hit on a plan, 

 which I will describe hereafter. To have these trees in great beauty when 

 they get large, they must have plenty of growing room. 



Biota meldensis Japan hardy. 



Handsome when young, but liable to become dingy as it grows up. 



Cedrus deodara Himalaya Mountains hardy. 



This well-known handsome cedar is well suited to this climate ; to have 

 it in its beauty it requires plenty of room ; as a specimen plant on a lawn it 

 is very beautiful ; seedlings appear to form a better tree than those grown 

 from cuttings or layers. 



Cri/]ptomeria japonica China hardy. 



„ lobhii „ „ 



Both very handsome as specimen plants by themselves when young, 

 grow very quickly, but unfortunately become very straggling and dingy as 

 they attain any size. They produce plenty of seed, so that young plants are 

 easily procured. 



Cunningtiamia sinensis South China hardy. 



