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visiting, besides Australia, other extra-European countries, to 

 favour us with their observations on culture plants, of which 

 every country has its own, and many yet eligible for us. . Thus any 

 friends of progress might amply enrich our fields. I did not 

 attempt to enumerate even the principal plants which would 

 enhance the beauty of our gardens. But, in the warmer parts 

 of the country, the Bamboo and the Nile-papyrus ought to bine 

 the water-courses. Nor should in vain the charming Rhodo- 

 dendrons, the Kalmias, Liriodendrons, the palm-like Ence- 

 phalarti, the magnificent Luculias, Magnolias, Photinias, and an 

 endless number of equally beautiful shrubs solicit in our gardens 

 for a place. Nor can I suppress a hope of seeing the fanciful 

 varieties produced by horticulture recede before the simple 

 grandeur of Nature itself, and seeing in the choice of foreign 

 plants for introduction, variety and beauty combined with 

 utility, and views adapted in our own permanent selection from 

 the floral treasures of the world, of which a future generation 

 will approve. 



Useful and Ornamental Pines recommended by Mr. Hyndman 

 for introduction. 



Libocedrus tetragona, a beautiful tree, introduced by Mr. 

 Lobb from the Andes of Patagonia, attains a height from eighty 

 to a hundred feet. It grows very fast ; timber good. 



Cupressus torulosa. — It is said, by those who have seen it 

 growing on the Himalayas, to rival almost the noble Deodar 

 Cedar, in size and beauty. By Major Chadden, a very clever 

 English botanist, who has spent a number of years in India, I 

 have been told that its timber equals that of the Deodar. 



Cupressus Uhdeana. — This species differs in appearance 

 materially from all the other kinds of Cypress, and it grows 

 with extraordinary rapidity. It is a beautiful tree, and a native 

 of Mexico. 



Cupressus majestica. — It has a noble habit, grows quick, and 

 is of easy culture. 



Cupressus macrocarpa (Large-fruited Californian Cypress). — 

 This is a very beautiful species, with horizontal branches, and 

 bright green foliage. It grows very rapid, and attains a height 

 of 100 or 150 feet, and 9 feet in circumference. Mr. Hartweg, 

 the introducer of this species, says, " It resembles the Cedar of 

 Lebanon it its style of growth." The timber is good. 



Chamcecyparis sphwroidea (the white Cedar of New England) 

 is a beautiful tree, grows in swampy places, attains a height of 



