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Lomaria fjlhba Belli. A splendid collection of cut Roses was e.’thibited by Mr. W. 
Paul, Waltham Cross, in which the principal autumn-flowerin'; varieties were repre- 
sented. Amongst others, Mr. W. Paul had fine hlooms of Madame Trifle, a fine 
variety in the wa}’ of Gloire de Dijon, of which it is a seedling ; and Madame 
Camille, a fine variety of the same class with delicate blush flowers. .Messrs. Paul 
and Sons, Cheshunt, who also contributed a large and most excellent collection, 
staged fine hlooms of Madame Margottin, a yellow tea rose of great merit, and 
Mons. Berard, another good rose of the same class; Belle Lyonnaise, one of the 
new tea roses, was also shown in splendid condition in both collections. 
Mr. W. Paul, op Waltham Cross, W., will, we are informed, hold an Exhi- 
bition of Roses, Pictorial Trees, etc., in the Crystal Palace, in May next. The 
forthcoming exhibition will, we have no doubt, be of a most interesting character. 
The Royal Caledonian IIouticulthral Societi has undertaken to arrange 
for an International Fruit Show in Edinburgh in 187d. 
A Grand International Exhibition op Plants, Cut Flowers, and Fruits, 
will, we learn from Mr, C. D. Yonge, Hon. Sec., be held by the North of 
Ireland Horticultural Society at Belfast, in the last week of August, 1874, during 
the visit of the British Association to th.at town. The Regulations and List of 
Prizes offered will be published in the course of the current mouth. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Coniferous Trees for HEraES, and Clipped Specimens. — J2. S. — The 
following selection comprises the most suitable trees for hedges, and for clipped 
specimens ; — Abies excelsa, useful for forming screens, eight or ten feet high, by road 
side ; the plants must he bushy and the clipping commenced when young, A. nigra, 
useful for the same purpose as the preceding, provided strong bushy plants are 
selected. Cedrus atlantica, makes fine screens or round-headed specimens by a 
judicious course of clipping. Cephalotaxus drupacca, a dense growing tree, forming 
good hedges from six to twelve feet high. Cupressus Lawsoniana, may be employed 
in the formation of thin screens six or eight feet high, or as columnar specimens. 
C. Lawsoniana argentea; this variety, on account of its silvery foliage, forms effective 
columnar specimens. C. Lawsoniana erecta viridis, a good variety, highly orna- 
mental in geometrical gardens, when clipped to form columnar specimens, like the 
Irish yew. C. Lawsoniana gracilis, valuable for dense hedges, or round-headed 
specimens. C. macrooarpa, a strong growing species, forming good hedges or single 
specimens. Juniperus communis, this species forms neat pyramidal specimens by 
judicious clipping. J. Chinensis, forms neat pyramids when nicely clipped. J. 
Chinensis aurea, valuable for small single specimens, very rich in colour. J. Vir- 
giniana, a free growing species ; may be employed for screens, but best adapted for 
pyramidal specimens. J. Virginiana glaiica, a distinct variety of the preceding, 
with glaucous foliage. Libocedrus decitrrcns, forms effective columnar specimens 
by the removal of the tips of the young shoots annually. Taxodium distichum, a 
handsome tree, forming neat pyramidal specimens. Taxus baccata, most valuable 
for hedges, from four to twelve feet feet high, and from one to three feet through. 
T. baccata aurea, a beautiful variety, of great value for pyramidal or bush speci- 
mens. T. baccata elegantissima, a pretty variety, with silver-striped leaves, forms 
good hush or pyramidal specimens. Thuja gigantea, a handsome tree, and very 
effective when clipped to form columnar specimens. T. occidentalis, one of the 
very best trees for making hedges, as it hears severe clipping without injury, and 
succeeds in any soil. T. occidentalis Vervaeneana, a distinct variety, with yellowish 
foliage, fine for pyramidal or bush specimens. T. JFarreana, a fine species for 
pyramidal or bush specimens, and also for hedges. T. Siberica, a very useful species 
for hedges and columnar or pyramidal specimens. Thujonsis borealis, fine for 
screens and columnar or pyramidal specimens. T. borealis variegata, a distinct 
variety, of considerable value for single specimens. T. dolabrata, a tine species of 
a light green colour ; valuable for single specimens. 1\ dolabrata variegata, a 
pretty variety, with the branchlets splaslied with gold ; good for single specimens. 
poNiPERous Timber Trees. — F. R. — The undermentioned are the best of the 
coniferous timber trees, but they are not all equally well suited for extensive 
November. 
