THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE, 
075 
actually dug in is not so good as it looks. That roses can be grown well at lligh- 
gate does not need to be demonstrated : and, to speak plain, there must be some- 
thing very wrong in the garden where they will not grow. However, a list of 
town roses may be useful to many readers, and we recommend the following : 
Alfred Colomb, Baroness Rothschild, Baronno Prevost, Charles Lefevre, Duchesse 
de Morny, Duke of Edinburgh, Elie Morel, Eugene Appert, Francois Treyve, 
Fran9ois Lacharrae, General Jacqueminot, Gloiro de Dijon, La France, Jean 
Goujon, John Hopper, Jules Margottin, Louise Darzins, Madame Charles Wood, 
Madame C. Joigneaux, Madame Cambaceres, Madame Domage, Madame Knorr, 
Marguerite St. Amand, Pierre Netting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Vicomte Vigier, 
Vicomtesse Vezins, Victor Verdicr, Emotion, Rev. II. Dombrain, Mrs. Bosanquet, 
Pavilion de Pregny, Devoniensis, Madame Falcon, Narcisse, President, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Vicomtesse de Cazes. 
Coniferous Trees foe Dry Soils. — II. M. — The most desirable of the coni- 
ferous trees which may be successfully cultivated in dry soils are included in the 
following selection : — Abies excelsa, the well-known spruce fir, well adapted for 
planting on dry soils, yl. cxcelsa Clanbrasiliana, a very small and interesting 
variety of the preceding. A. nigra, a tall tree of an ornamental character, suc- 
ceeding well on dry soils, yl. orientalis, a most elegant tree, of moderately rapid 
growth, succeeding well in dry situations. A. Doitglassi, a well-known handsome 
tree, growing freely in dry gravelly soils. Araucaria imbricata, a very distinct and 
handsome tree, thrives when planted in moderately dry soils. Cedrus Atlantica, a 
free-growing handsome tree of large size, succeeds well in dry situations. C. 
dcodara, a well-known handsome growing tree, well adapted for planting on high 
and moderately dry soils. C. Libani, a handsome tree, well adapted for planting 
on high or dry soils. Juniperus sabina, a, low branching shrub,. growing freely in 
dry soils. J. squaynata, a robust branching shrub, well adapted for planting in hot, 
dry situations. J. occidoytalis, a tall tree of a handsome character, valuable for 
planting on very dry and sandy soils. Larix Europcea, the well-known larch, suc- 
ceeds on dry stony soils in bleak situations. Pinus cembra, a free-growing tree, of 
noble character, well adapted for dry soils. P. halepensis, a low spreading tree, 
thriving in a dry exposed situation. P. halepensis Pityusa, a larger and more com- 
pact growing variety of the preceeding. P. imps, a low spreading tree, well 
adapted for planting on dry sandy soils. P. Pinaster, a distinct and handsome tree 
of large growth, thriving on dry sandy soils. P. syluestris, the well-known Scotch 
fir, well adapted for dry and exposed situations. P. 'Jeffreyi, a strong-growing 
noble tree, succeeding on poor dry soils, P. Lambcrliana, a noble tree of free 
growth, weU adapted for planting on dry sandy soils. Pinus monticola, a tall hand- 
some tree, which thrives admirably on dry stony soils. P. sirobus, a tall tree, well 
adapted for planting on moderately dry soils. Pseudo-larix Kcempferi, a light 
elegant tree, of free growth, succeeding well on dry soils. Rctinospora obtusa, a 
very handsome medium-sized tree, well suited for planting on sandy soils. Taxus 
haccata, the common yew, succeeds when planted in dry or wet soils. T. baccata 
fructo-luiea, a distinct variety, with yellow fruit, thriving under the same conditions 
as the species. Thujopsis borealis, a very ornamental tree, of medium size, suc- 
ceeds well on dry soils. T. dolabrata, a medium-sized tree, of great beauty, 
adapted for planting in moderately dry soil. 
Edging op Selaginella. — Mrs. W. — The conservatory border would look 
well with a band of this pretty little lycopod growing round the margins. It is a 
very easy matter to manage. Dig up the soil say a foot or fifteen inches wide, and 
mix plenty of sand with it. When this is completed, make the surface firm and 
level with the back of the spade, and sprinkle a thin layer of sand over it — coarse 
river-sand will do ; and, finally, give a watering to settle the soil, and dibble in 
small pieces about three inches apart each way. 
Coniferous Trees for the Seaside and Exposed Situations. — S. P. B . — 
Several of the coniferous trees do exceedingly well on the sea-coast, if they are not 
too fully exposed to the spray. The hardiest, and those best adapted for exposed 
situations and the seaside, are : — Abies Canadensis, a free-growing tree, suitable for 
fully exposed situations ; A. Douglasi, a fine tree, growing freely on the sea-coast ; 
A. excelsa Clanbrasiliana, a dwarf variety of the Norway spruce, suitable for bleak 
situations ; A. excelsa pygmcea, a dwarf bush, suitable for the seaside and bleak 
situations ; A. Menziesii, a free-growing tree, suitable for the seaside or exposed 
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