ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS AT CASTLE WELL AN. 428 



NEILLIA THYRSIFLOBA . — An upright deciduous shrub bearing 

 racemes of white flowers early in summer. It is six feet high and comes 

 from Nepaul. 



JUNIPEBUS BECUBVA.—A distinct-looking variety, of grey- 

 green colour and pendulous habit. It is liable to the attacks of red 

 spider, and should be therefore placed in a damp situation in a low 

 sheltered part of the garden with a moisb subsoil ; it has grown here to 

 a height of thirty-three feet, with a circumference of 100 feet. It is a 

 fine thing, both on account of its colour and its habit. 



PICEA MORINDA, or SMITHIANA . — The Himalayan Spruce, a 

 very beautiful conical-growing tree having dense foliage of a light green 

 colour ; the tassel-like branchlets, hanging vertically, give it a peculiarly 

 graceful appearance. It grows in Bhotan at an elevation of 10,000 feet. 

 It is very vigorous and healthy in its growth here. 



ABUNDINABIA SPA THIFL OB A . — A most graceful and beautiful 

 Bamboo from the Western Himalayas, where it grows at a height of from 

 7,000 to 10,000 feet, its only drawback being that it is semi-deciduous. 



A B UNDINABIA FALCATA grows in the Himalayas up to 12,000 

 feet. 



DIOSMA GBACILIS. — A compact upright shrub growing four feet 

 high with white flowers and leaves like a heath. It flowers early in 

 spring. The leaves when bruised have a most pleasant perfume. I had 

 my doubts about this being hardy, but it has been out several years now. 

 Large plants of it. It comes from the Cape. 



CESTB UM A UBANTIA C UM. — A pretty evergreen from Guatemala, 

 bearing orange flowers in August. 



BE NTH A MIA FBAGIFEBA.—A fast-growing evergreen shrub 

 from Nepaul with pale green leaves. Very handsome when in fruit. 



CAMELLIA THEIFEBA, the Tea plant, has been out here foi 

 many years, but I cannot say that it grows vigorously. I don't think it 

 gets sun enough in our climate to do it justice. 



MABGYBICABP US SETOSUS.—A dwarf-growing shrub from 

 Peru with small white berries. It is best as a rock plant. 



AM O BP HA FBUTICOSA.—A fast-growing shrub of upright habit 

 from North Carolina. The flowers of a purple colour are borne in terminal 

 spikes of about a foot long in July. 



AMOBPHA CANESCENS.—Ot a dwarf er habit. The flowers are 

 of a bluish-purple colour. 



AZABA MIGBOPHYLLA. — A fine evergreen shrub from Valdivia 

 with small dark-green glossy leaves. The yellow flowers, which are pro- 

 duced on the under side of the branches early in spring, have a strong 

 spicy fragrance. Fifteen feet high. 



PIPTANTHUS NEPALENSIS. — A rampant-growing evergreen 

 with yellow flowers. The seed pods are like the Laburnum. The seeds 

 are fertile. 



MAGNOLIA CONSPICUA, the Yulan of China, is a fine tree with 



