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Australia. Flowers in July and August. The flowers, which are plenti- 

 ful, are said to be scarlet, but I think they are more of an Indian red. 

 There is a fine tree in the garden at Tresco Abbey about twenty feet high, 

 and when it is in full flower it is well worth a journey to the Scilly Isles 

 to see. 



COBREA VIBENS. — A small evergreen from South Australia with 

 greenish tube-shaped flowers, sometimes called the native Fuchsia, from 

 its likeness to the blossoms of that flower. It flowers very freely here out 

 of doors. 



CLIANTHUS DAMPIEBI from Australia. A low-growing climb- 

 ing plant with clusters of red flowers. It does best on a wall in peat, 

 sand, and loam. 



LEP TO SPEBM U M L.EVIGATUM.—k light graceful shrub from 

 tropical Australia, called there the Sandstay, from its arresting drifting 

 sand in the deserts. It flowers at midsummer and grows six or eight feet 

 high. 



DBIMYS ABOMATICA. — A small dark green compactly growing 

 Tasmanian bush with white flowers. The leaves on being crushed have 

 a strong and very pleasant aromatic perfume. The fruit is used as a sub- 

 stitute for pepper. 



GBEVILLE A B OS MA BINIFOLIA. — An evergreen shrub with 

 greyish-green foliage from Tasmania. It has very bright crimson flowers 

 in April. 



ASTEB ABGOPHYLL U S. — The Musk plant of New South Wales, 

 with grey green leaves and white flowers. The leaves when bruised have 

 a very strong musky perfume. 



ATHBOTAXIS LAXIFOLIA. — A very handsome and distinct 

 Tasmanian evergreen tree, with small scale-like leaves of a deep green 

 colour. It is very rarely seen in gardens. 



A THBOTAXIS SELA GINOIDES.— From the same place. A larger 

 tree of very dark-green colour, of stronger growth and more erect habit. 

 With me it has attained the height of eighteen feet. 



ACACIA ME LANOXYLON. — An evergreen from South-eastern 

 Australia with yellow flowers in May. Known as the Blackwood tree. 

 In its native country it attains a height of eighty feet. 



OZOTHAMNUS BOSMABINIFOLIUS. — An upright-growing 

 greyish-green' shrub from Australia. When it flowers (about midsummer) 

 it resembles a mass of snow. It requires a sheltered position. 



CALLICOMA SEBBA TIFOLIA . — A pretty evergreen shrub from 

 New South Wales. It bears yellow flowers in June. 



From New Zealand I may mention about two dozen plants which do 

 well out of doors with me : — 



FAGUS CLIFFOBTIOIDES is a remarkably graceful evergreen tree 

 from the South Island, where it grows to a height of fifty feet. It has 

 very small heart-shaped leaves of a brownish colour, but the singular thing 

 about it is that some of these turn to a brilliant scarlet, and being 



