JAPANESE PLANTS. 
RHYNCOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES VARIEGATA. 
This being a variety of the well-known greenhouse climber, Mhyncotpermum 
Jasminoides, little or no deseription is necessary. 
Added to the lovely sweet flowers of the original species, this plant possesses the 
advantage of having distinct and striking variegated foliage, each leaf being marbled 
and blotched with pure white. 16s. 
SAXIFRAGA JAPONICA TRICOLOR. 
An interesting introduction, resembling the old S. sarmentosa, but with the 
leaves beautifully variegated. lOs. 6d. 
SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA. 
The Umbrella Tine of Japan. 
A really distinct and highly interesting hardy Conifer, justly described by 
botanists as one of the finest of all the Eastern evergreen trees. 
It attains a height of from 80 to 90 feet, and is of a perfectly pyramidal habit. 
The leaves are long, of a beautiful green coloui-, and singularly arranged in whorls, 
from w'hich peculiarity it derives its name of “ The Umbrella Pine.” 7s. 6d. 
THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA. 
An evergreen tree that has withstood the severity of the w'eafher in Britain 
where the common Holly and Portugal Laurel have been killed to the groimd ; 
therefore, sotting aside its distinct character and highly ornamental appearance, its 
introduction is of the greatest arboricultural importance. 10s. 6d. 
THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA VARIEGATA, 
It is impossible to speak in too high terms of this variegated plant. Those who 
know T. dolabrata can form some idea of it when W. B, states that every shoot 
is ternrinated by beautiful silvery leaves, 10s. 6d. 
WOODWARDIA ORIENTALIS. 
One of the finest of all hardy Ferns. It forms a thick crown, from which the 
rather large spreading triangular fronds proceed. These fronds are piimato- 
pinnatifid, with lanceolate acute serrated segments 1 to 2 inches in length, the larger 
ones somewhat crenately-lobcd, and the whole frond bearing on the upper surface, 
more or less profusely, little bulbiform plants opposite the sori, the fronds sometimes 
being completely covered with these young plants. This peculiarity, together with 
the distinct bold character of the broad firm-textured fronds, renders it one of the most 
interesting and bearrtifrrl among the hardy species of this family. 6s. and 7s. 6d. 
