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very fond of gardening, and it is probable that other tender plants 
may be put out in the open borders before long. 
In my garden Myrtles and other similar plants grow freely out 
of doors, but they are common everywhere in these parts. If I can 
afford further information I should be happy to do so, or should you 
like to see the garden at Abbotsbury, I should be glad to take you 
there, if you would come to my place in the course of the summer 
season for a few days. 
The list of plants referred to is as follows : — 
Agave Americana, A. dasylirioides. 
Aralia Sieholdi, A. longifolia, A. spinulosa. 
Azaleas comprise a collection of varieties. 
Benthamia fragifera. 
Camellias comprise a collection of varieties. 
Cantua dependens. 
Ceratopetalum apilatum. 
Cliantlius Bampieri, Chamcerops humilis, and C. Forfunei. 
Brimys Winferi. 
Edwardsia chrysopliylla, E. micropliylla, E. myriophylla. 
Eriohotrya japonica. 
Eucalyptus cordata, E. globulus. 
Eurybia furfuracea. 
Garrya ellipHca, O. macrophylla. 
Kerria japonica. 
Alyrsine Africana. 
Myrtus bullata. 
Pistacia lentiscus. 
Pittosporum bracteolatum, P. Afayi, P. scahermi. 
Psoralea glandulosa. 
Punica granatum, P. granatv/m albescens. 
Phyncospermum jasminoides. 
Tasmania aromcdica. 
Tkea bohea, T. viridis, 
Vib urnum japonicmn , 
PLOWEES FOE CHEISTMAS DECOEATIONS. 
BY THOMAS TEUSSLEE, EDMONTON. 
decorating indoor apartments and the dinner-table with 
plants and cut flowers upon festive occasions, at Christ- 
mas, and during the winter season, it is of the first im- 
portance to employ bright and decided colours. The 
intermediate shades and half tints, which are so beau- 
tiful during the daytime, are of but small value when seen under 
the influence of artificial light. They are usually so changed by its 
influence as to present a very dull and ineffective appearance. The 
same remark holds good with reference to green-leaved plants, for 
the brighter the shades of green the more effective are the plants 
