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their worth as regards habit and noveltj^ by compa- 

 rison, &c. He has already raised several valuable 

 kinds, but prior to this season none have been sent 

 out under his name. 



Andrew Marvel. — Leaves bright green, with broad 

 brownish zone ; flowers large, and of remarkable 

 substance and smoothness ; color vermilion red ; a 

 fine variety. 



Evangeline. — Leaves rich green, with dark zone ; 

 smooth circular flowors, color French white, shading 

 to delicate rose blush, large globular trusses; very 

 distinct and beautiful. 



II. W. Longfellow. — Flowers finely formed, color 

 deep salmon flesh with red centre, with trusses large 

 and globular; leaves dark green, with brown zone ; 

 a very fine variety. 



Kate Anderson. — Flowers average size and form, 

 trusses globular, color the most brilliant shade of 

 true scarlet ; blooming profu-ely, likely to prove 

 the most eff'ective scarlet known ; leaves deeply 

 zoned. 



Magna, Charta. — Flowers very large and smooth, 

 top petals the same size as the bottom ones, color 

 deep red ; leaves pale green, with obscure zone. 



May Queen. — Bright green foliage, flowers larsre, 

 well formed and smooth ; color clear rosy pink 

 shading to white, trusses large and round. A great 

 improvement on Beaute de Surennes, being much 

 richer in color. 



QuERCus Bavenscroftiana.— Leaves thick, 

 leathery, and wooly beneath ; oblong-eliptical, about 

 two inches in length ; sessile, disposed alter- 

 nately on each side of the twig; margins entire, or 

 very slightly sinuated, slightly curved, one side of 

 the leaf often a little larger than the other, the 

 lateral nerves branching ofl" from the mid rib nearly 

 at right angles, appearing as depressions on the up- 

 per side of the leaf ; they are short, and usually 

 continue without divarication to the edge of the 

 leaf, but sometimes they break into two. At the 

 base of each leaf, where it springs from the stem, 

 is a bud. The buds are all minute. The twig pur- 

 plish brown, somewhat tomentose towards the apex. 

 Flower and fruit not known. 



This is a very remarkable species, and, although 

 our materials are so imperfect, we make it known 

 for more than one reason. In the first place, it has 

 generally been supposed that no Oaks occur in 

 South America. There are plenty in Mexico, but 

 hitherto, so far as we know, none have been described 

 from the southern continent. It is, therefore, an 

 imDortant contribution to the geographical distri- 

 bution of the Oak. In the next place, it is pecu- 



liar in its appearance and texture, and is said to be 

 ornamental in appearanca. We do not yet know 

 whether it will prove hardy or not. 



It has been named after Mr. Bavenscroft, of 

 Messrs. Lawson & Son's establishment, whose long- 

 contiuued labors for the advancement of practical 

 arboriculture and agriculture do not the less deserve 

 acknowledgment that they have been quiet and un- 

 obtrusive. — A. Murray, in Gard. Chronicle. 



• Managing Osage Orangr Hedges in Illi- < 

 NOIS. — Preparation of the Gronrid. — The hedge-row | 

 should be ploughed out the fall before the hedge j 

 is to be set, and finished with a deep " dead-furrow" | 

 on the line where the plants are to be set. In the 1 

 spring, before setting, "back-furrow" slightly, I 

 ridging the ground where the plants are to stand ; \ 

 and pass the harrow over it two or three times. | 

 On wet or sprouty ground, do not open a furrow on ! 

 the line in the fall ploughing, but " back-furrow" 3 

 each time the ground is ploughed, thereb}^ ridging | j 

 up the bed where the plants are to stand. Plants | \ 

 set on low, wei ground, are liable to be thrown | | 

 out by the first winter frost. s ' 



Handling and Assorting the Flavts. — As soon as | | 

 the cold weather is over, remove the straw from the \ 

 beds. When the frost is out of the trround, and | | 

 before the buds begin to swell, the dirt should be * 

 thrown off", and the plants be taken out and care- \ \ 

 fully assorted into two or three classes, according to | I 

 size — all doubtful plants being thrown one side. j 

 As they are assorted, they should be trenched in, \ 

 each lot by itself, leaving two or three inches of the j | 

 tops exposed to the sun, in which condition they j 

 may remain till they are wanted for planting. | j 

 Should the plants at any time become partially j | 



dried, they can be revived by soaking in water or \ 

 being buried, so that each plant shall come in con- ! 

 tact with moist earth. | 

 Time of Pldnting. — The best time to set the hedge \ 

 is when the buds have started ; though, if the season [ 

 is favorable, it will do as late as ihe 15th or 20th of j 

 June. The buds may be kept back for late plant- \ 

 ing by leaving the winter covering on the beds until i 

 near the time the plants are wanted for the hedge- I 

 row. Hedges'set early can be re-set the same season, 

 by reserving a few of the best plants until a sea- 

 sonable time in June, when those that have failed 

 to grow can be replaced by such as you know to be 

 good. 



Number of Plants per Rod. — Though a good 



