EXHIBITION OF TREES AND SHRUBS. 



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Ash, Lime, Hawthorn, Maple, Robinia, and Hickory. Mr. 

 Thomas also brought other specimens of trees and shrubs, 

 amongst which Kolreuteria paniculata, Sophora japonica, 

 Taxodium distichum, and a branch of Crataegus Aronia full of 

 berries, were the most noticeable. 



From the Royal Gardens, Kew, came a magnificent collection 

 of rare trees and shrubs, some of them being very rarely seen out- 

 side botanic gardens. Amongst them were : — 



Amorpha canescens, the Bastard Indigo, with dark blue 

 flowers. 



Carya sulcata, the furrow-leaved Hickory, and C. microcarpa, 

 the small-fruited Hickory. 

 Castanopsis chrysophylla. 



Clematis brevicaudata, with small creamy flowers. 



Cornus brachypoda variegata, a fine silver variegated Dog- 

 wood ; C. sibirica variegata, with bright red shoots ; C. Gouchautti, 

 the clusters of pale pinkish blue berries, making it very distinct. 



Cotoneaster horizontalis, full of deep scarlet berries. 



Cytisus nigricans, a curious dark-coloured Broom, and C. 

 supinus, with bright yellow flowers. 



Desmodium pendulseflorum, a very pretty and elegant plant 

 with rosy flowers. 



Genista elatior, with golden flowers. 



Hippophae rhamnoides, the Sea Buckthorn, with deep yellow 

 berries. 



Hypericum Moserianum, a beautiful golden flower ; H. patu- 

 lum, H. oblongifolium, and H. nepalense. These are all beau- 

 tiful golden flowering autumn plants, the two first being probably 

 hardy, and the two last, from Northern India, probably not 

 quite so. 



Indigofera Gerardiana, a doubtfully hardy species, but well 

 worth a trial on account of its deep pink blossoms. 



Ligustrum Quihoni, a Privet with beautiful panicles of white 

 flowers. 



Ptelea trifoliata, with its Hop-like cluster of fruit. 



Quercus densifolia, a rare and almost evergreen species 

 from California, and Q. rubra palustifolia, the finest of the red 

 Oaks. 



Rhus semi-alata Osbecki, a very fine bold foliage plant for 



