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every shoot. A fine example 8 feet in height is at 

 Trelissick, but it is a common plant in the south- 

 west. 



Fagus cliff ortioides (the New Zealand Beech). — 

 A tree with minute leaves, which have given it the 

 name of Birch in its native land. In New Zealand 

 it is evergreen, but in this country is deciduous. 

 A good specimen is at Enys. 



Fremontia californica. — An extremely handsome 

 deciduous flowering shrub, bearing bright yellow 

 cupped flowers 3 inches in diameter, with orange 

 stamens. It often remains in bloom for months. 

 Large plants have, unfortunately, a way of dying off 

 when apparently in good health, several fine speci- 

 mens having succumbed in this manner. The finest 

 I now know of is one growing in bush form about 

 8 feet in height at Newton Abbot, but the same 

 garden contained at one time a larger example. 



Grevillea. — Australia. G. rosmarinifoliavf\Xh car- 

 mine-red flowers, forms a vigorous shrub, growing 

 to a height of 5 feet with a spread of 7 feet. It is 

 to be found in many gardens. At Tregothnan, G. 

 Preissei, with pink and yellow flowers ; G. alpina, 

 red, tipped yellow, and G. sulphurea are grown, and 

 I have seen G. robnsta which had been in the open 

 for three years. All species are evergreen. 



Guevina Avellana. — Chili. A very ornamental 

 evergreen tree, with large leaves of a deep glossy 

 green, bearing white flowers followed by coral-red 

 fruits the size of a cherry. There is a fine specimen 

 at Greenway, 20 feet in height which has ripened 

 fruit, from which seedlings have been raised. 



Hoheria populnea. — New Zealand. The Hou- 

 here of the natives. Ribbon-wood, with pure white 

 flowers and handsome foliage. Enys and other 

 gardens. 



Illicium anisatum. — Japan. A half-hardy ever- 

 green shrub, bearing clusters of ivory-white flowers. 

 Held sacred by the Japanese, who burn the bark 

 before the shrines of their deities. Tresco. I. flori- 

 danum, Southern States of America, bearing maroon 

 flowers. Not uncommon. 



Jacaranda mimosafolia. — Brazil. A very graceful 

 evergreen tree with Acacia-like leaves a foot in length 

 bearing panicles of drooping violet-blue flowers. I 

 saw a fine young plant at Rosehill, Falmouth. 



Lagerstramia indica.- — China. A handsome de- 

 ciduous shrub bearing large bright pink flowers. 



Leptospermum. — Australia. L. baccatum and L. 

 scoparium are the most generally met with. Both 

 bear small white flowers and are evergreen. I have 

 seen the former 12 feet and the latter 20 feet in 

 height. Other species are also grown. 



Litsaa geniculata. — Southern United States. A 

 deciduous shrub or tree bearing white flowers in 

 May. The largest in England is probably one at 

 Menabilly. Twenty-five feet in height. 



Melia Azeaarach — Tropical Asia. The Bead 

 Tree, so-called from the seeds being used for 

 rosaries, bearing much branched panicles of fragrant 

 lilac flowers. Leaves bipinnate and deeply serrated. 

 Rosehill. Evergreen. 



Metrosiaeros robusta. — New Zealand. An ever- 

 green tree bearing clusters of brilliant crimson flowers 

 at the extremities of the shoots, in which it differs 

 from Callistemon, whose flowers encircle the branch- 

 lets some distance below the extremities. Tresco. 

 Thirty feet in height. 



Myoporum latum. — Australia. Native name Gu- 

 aio. An evergreen tree bearing small white flowers 

 and having lanceolate leaves dotted with countless 

 transparent spots. Two mainland gardens. 



Nerium Oleander. — Mediterranean. The Olean- 

 der. This is established and flowers in sheltered 

 nooks on the mainland. 



Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius. — Australia. An ever- 

 green shrub, bearing countless minute white flowers. 

 Sprays, if cut when the flowers are fully expanded, 

 will retain their decorative qualities for a year. It is 

 common in the south-west, and atTrewidden there 

 are bushes 8 feet in height. 



Photinia japonica. — Japan. The Loquat. This 

 hardy ornamental-foliaged tree is practically hardy, 

 and at Enys flowers annually. I believe, however, 

 that it has not fruited. The finest specimen that I 

 know of, 1 5 feet in height with a head 12 feet through, 

 is at Saltram. 



Pieris formosa. — Himalayas. This so-called An- 

 dromeda is widely met with. The finest example is 

 at Pentillie Castle, and is 20 feet in height with a 

 spread of 30 feet. When this is white with its clus- 

 tering flower sprays it is a lovely sight. 



Pin us Montezuma. — Mexico. A noble and dis- 

 tinct Pine, good specimens of which are at Tregoth- 

 nan and Menabilly, where it has fruited. 



Plagianthus betulinus. — New Zealand. Ribbon 

 Tree. Bears small white flowers in clusters. A splen- 

 did example 50 feet in height exists at Abbots- 

 bury. 



Pittosporum. — New Zealand. Evergreen shrubs. 

 P. Mayi at Tregothnan is about 30 feet in height, 

 while I have seen P. bicolor over 20 feet, and many 

 fine examples of P. unaulatum^ P. tenuifolium, of which 

 last a hedge has been made at Falmouth, and other 

 species. All bear their little flowers in profusion in 

 the south-west. The Japanese P. Tobira is a hardy 

 shrub, bearing spreading flower-heads of fragrant 

 white blossoms. 



Podocarpus andina. — Chili. A handsome ever- 

 green tree to be found in most gardens. At Pen- 

 jerrick there is a specimen 40 feet in height. 



Poinciana Gilliesi. — S. America. An evergreen 

 shrub, with Acacia-like foliage, bearing clusters of 



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