256 ^^-1 Mu^^L^. 



the main stem '^^ mnrr or Ir- aIc<1 iDwanls the 



liosc, by a ' -^ -. •• 



It comc:> within the |M,i^M,>, ^ this 1 ^- to 



direct attention only to those few ^.jici i« ^. w , i irc 

 specially notable for their beauty, their plcntilulncss, 

 or their wide distribution. Standing at the head of 

 the list, of our Atlantic Ca/hthamnut, in r t«i 



Inrauty, if not at tlie hca »s itself in 



that regard, is 



CAtxmiAMNioN Amfricantm, Hvrv. 



This plant grows : nmon along the whole 



coast, from Halifax to :>t ^ -' Tn the wanner 



^Tilers, south of Cape f to be of a 



finer and more dc' Iwbii, a> as of a 



more brilliant rose-re« ni the north. It 



is among the earl ^nd. I have 



most ex(iuisitc spc« ollcctcd by my friend, A. 

 R. Young, ahn'it NVw York. a5 cnHv as March ulh. 



/\nd ^'" ' ' '" ^•"*'* *^^' 



vclo|jinciu aiu'ju^i uit ' " ashiii^,* -.. - iJirthday. 



l*bte * ' ' -uii^t has reproduced. • ''i 

 great tailhfulnc^ aiul spirit, one of the planu uf 

 this species, with which Mr. Young has enriched my 

 collection. It will convey some hint. 1 li"i>c, of the 

 l)eauty of this wonderful plant. Hut I l»clicvc i 



