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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, sent a very 

 interesting collection, containing : — 



Aralia chinen.sis (Dimorphanthus mandschuricus), which 

 makes a noble tree of moderate size. 



Acer tataricum Ginnaea, leaves crimson in autumn. 



Arundo donax and donax var., handsome tall plants for pond- 

 sides. 



Aralia Maximowiczii, very fine palmate foliage, striking and 

 quite hardy. 



Beech, Purple Weeping, a new variety, which promises to be a 

 great acquisition. 



Betula purpurea, a distinct and telling small tree. 



Betula Youngii pendula, striking weeping subject. 



Betula Maximowiczii, the new large-leaved Japanese Birch. 



Berberis Thunbergii, leaves flame colour in October. 



Berberis vulgaris purpurea, telling and useful to cut. 



Buxus pyramidalis or acuminata (?), a fine but little known 

 form of close conical growth. 



Cornus sibirica elegantissima, one of our best silvery-leaved 

 shrubs. 



Cornus alba (?) " Spathi," fine golden shrub. 

 Cercis Siliquastrum (Judas-tree), one of the best flowering 

 trees. 



Cotoneaster frigida, covered with berries of coral colour in 

 October ; small tree. 



Comptonia asplenifolia (Fern-leaf Gale), an almost lost 

 form. 



Eulalia japonica gracillima, narrow-leaved, elegant. 

 Eulalia japonica variegata, a good silvery form. 

 Eulalia japonica Zebrina. The Eulalias are hardy at 

 Maidstone. 



Euonymus europseus fructu-albo, an interesting sub-shrub. 



Gymnocladus canadensis (Kentucky Coffee), a distinct small 

 tree, elegant foliage. 



Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, one of the best hardy low 

 shrubs. 



Hypericum prolificum, pretty, a close small shrub. 

 Hypericum elatum, berries red and purple, good. 

 Hypericum Moserianum, the best of the low-growing kinds. 



