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the Royal Arboricultural Society of Scotland, and I do not think a dozen 

 of them had ever seen one before — at least they asked their names. 

 (Figs. 103, 104.) 



P. MA YI is one of the most vigorous growers, and is very hardy ; in 

 fact, we put it in the most exposed places, where other things will not 

 grow. It is not known from what country it comes, but I should think 

 almost certainly from Australia or New Zealand. It is eighteen feet high 

 with us, and fifty-seven feet in circumference. (Fig. 104.) 



LEP TOSPERM U M BULLATUM.—k graceful New Zealand plant 

 with white flowers, growing to ten feet in height. 



L. S TELLIGER UM and L. LMVIGATUM grow to six feet high. 



JAMBOSA AUSTRALIS. — A very fine evergreen shrub from New 

 South Wales. It is like a Myrtle, but the leaves are larger and stouter ; 

 the colour is a darker green. The flowers are plentiful and pure white, 

 succeeded by purple fruit. It is a fast-growing, vigorous shrub, and is 

 never browned by frost or east winds like the Myrtle. It is known in 

 Australia as the Brush Cherry. 



LEUCOPOGON RICHEI. — A dwarf shrub from Australia bearing 

 white flowers in spring : it does best in peat leaf soil and sand, and 

 requires a sheltered position. Height three feet. 



ACACIA BAILE YANA . — The Silver Wattle tree. A most graceful 

 tree of quick growth. It is considered one of the most beautiful trees 

 in New South W T ales. 



TECOMA A USTRALIS.—k very elegant climber of neat habit. It 

 bears a profusion of white and purple flowers. 



TBISTANIA C ON FEB TA . — The Brush Box of New South Wales, a 

 dwarf shrub having curiously frilled white flowers. It grows best in peat 

 and sand, and requires a warm position. 



OXYLOBIUM CA LLIS TA CHYS. — A plant of upright habit bear- 

 ing yellow flowers in terminal spikes. It grows five feet high. 



SOLLY A HETEBOPHYLLA. — The Australian Bluebell creeper. 

 It has ovate lanceolate leaves with tubular blue flowers. Thrives in peat 

 and sand. 



MELALEUCA H YPEBICIFOLIA. — An evergreen shrub from 

 New South Wales. It has brilliant scarlet flowers in July, and is of a 

 free-growing bushy habit. 



EUCALYPTUS. — I cannot do much with the Eucalyptus. Twenty- 

 four years ago I planted nineteen varieties of them : of these I find that 

 E. cocci/era, E. comigera, and E. urnigera are quite hardy. The latter 

 I have fifty feet high, but most of them grow so fast that they are very 

 liable to be blown over by storms. They require shelter to do any good, 

 and this it is sometimes difficult to give. 



EM li 0111 R I UM COCCINEUM.— When in flower few hardy 

 plants can surpass this handsome evergreen in beauty. It is from South 

 America, and bears masses of red flowers about midsummer. 



CA LLIS TEMON SPECIOSUS.— The Bottle Brush tree of West 



