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ment. Although so many varieties are grown, comparatively few are 
propagated, only those, in fact, which, by actual observations spread 
over many years, have proved to be the best of their — classes. 
Amongst herbaceous plants the same principle obtains; phloxes are 
imported as soon as sent out in Europe, these are grown side by € 
and duly proved, only the best being catalogued. Am ongst herbaceous 
plants I was struck with a large plot of our birds’ foot trefoil (Lena 
corniculatus), probably a greater number of plants than exist under 
cultivation in all the gardens of England put together. 
n experimental vineyard of 20 acres was a fine sight. All the 
different varieties of Vines which thrive in the open air here are ex- 
perimentally tested, and only those propagated which satisfy the firm 
years ago. oting 
Pen aee get the other varieties will not stand in this part of New 
York Sta 
In this Weiphboudited Gleditschia triacanthos, the Honey Locust, is 
largely used as a hedge plant, and if properly attended to makes 
n fence. At Mount Hope Cemetery I noted the finest Hibiscus 
syriacus I ever saw, vnde bushes 18 feet high and as much 
hinh. laden with flowers 
DosonRis. 
This is the name of a small island lying on the north shore of Lon ng 
Island, New York. It was bought about 20 years ago by Mr. Charles 
A Dada, its present proprietor, and now the entire island, about 45 
acres in picea is all garden. A sea wall is built all around the island, 
and itis now draped and festooned with Lycium vulgare (Matrimony 
Vine) a plant ie from Europe and now naturalized in man 
places, the Bitter-Sweet (Celastrus scondént 5 6 Sija species of 
r the 
banks, exposed to the lashing of storms, are the Locu t (Rebinia i 
Pseudacacia), Juniperus virginiana, the Wax Myrtle ( M; psc cerifera), 
the Button-Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), the White M A eee y 
(Morus alba), &c. Many of these stand T and wind well, and some 
of them vi their roots almost in the salt water. An excellent objeet 
lesson in seaside planting can be obtained "i a visit to Doso 
and then a high tide comes over some of the shrubberies and thé results 
are noted. Spiræa prunifolia does well even where sprayed with salt 
water; S. Thunbergi wil not grow at all under such conditions. 
Taxodium distichum var. pendulum, a very curious form t 
com deciduous cypress of the Southern United States, more 
generally known under the name of Gly obus pendulus, is 
o 
good seaside tree. Quercus obtusiloba, about the northern limit of its 
range, makes a stately tree. 
