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P. Devoniana, from Mexico, 1839. 
P. Excelsa, from Nepaul, 1823. 
P. Halepensis, from the Levant, 1683. 
P. llartwegii, from Mexico, 1839. 
P. Lambertiana, from North America, 
1827. 
P. Laricio, from Corsica, 1814. 
P. Banksiance, from Hudson's Bay, 1785. 
P. Llaveana, from Mexico, 1830. 
P. Pallasiana, from Siberia, 1820. 
P. Pinaster (and varieties), from the south 
of Europe, 1596. 
P. Russelliana, from Mexico, 1839. 
P. Sabiniana, from California, 1832. 
P. Strobus (and varieties), from E. Ame- 
rica, 1705. 
P. Sylvestris (and varieties) Scotland. 
And among the section now called Abies, the 
most prominent are — 
Abies, or Abies Excelsa, from the north of 
Europe, 1548. 
A. Alba, from North America, 1700. 
A* Canadensis, from North America, 1736. 
A. Cephalonica, from Cephalonia, 1824. 
A. Douglasii, from North America, 1826. 
A. Menziesii, from California, 1831. 
A. Nigra, from North America, 1700. 
A. Orientalis, from the Levant, 1825. 
A. Rubra, from North America, 1755. 
A. Smitheana, from Kamaon, 1818. 
Among the section denominated Picea, there 
are several worthy of notice ; but some of 
these, as well as of Abies, have been known 
under other names ; one of the best being, 
however — 
Picea Webbeana, or Pinus Spectabilis, 
from Nepaul, 1822. 
There are those who would delight in form- 
ing collections of this fine family of plants, and 
placing them as specimens. Such would be 
apt to procure all, because the ambition of 
some leads to the attempt to possess numbers 
rather than quality. In shrubberies, it is de- 
sirable to have none that are at all like each 
other ; and indeed arboretums are much more 
interesting when some discretion and taste 
are exercised in a selection, instead of grasp- 
ing at the number of varieties that can be 
formed ; the varieties often being so insignifi- 
cant as to baffle all attempts on the part of 
the uninitiated to discover in what the differ- 
ence consists. 
THE ARBUTUS. 
The next tribe of Evergreens to which we 
shall draw the attention of our readers, will 
be the Arbutus, a most beautiful shrub, bear- 
ing fruit like an oval strawberry, and flowers 
in bunches of the form of round bottles. A 
noble-growing shrub, and of which, though 
there are many varieties, we should not select 
more than half-a-dozen, even if we wished to 
grow all the better sorts. Arbutus TJnedo, 
indigenous in Ireland, both the white and the 
scarlet (as it is called, but in reality pink); 
Arbutus Procera, from North America; and 
Arbutus Andrachne, from the Levant; these 
are handsome as well as distinct. There are 
others whose foliage differs in some respects, 
but they must be seen to be chosen; for in 
these selections something is to be left to 
taste. These, when they get into good soil 
which suits them, grow fast, and become trees 
if so pruned, or may be continued bushes if 
preferred; in the one case they are stopped; 
in the other, the side lower branches are pruned 
off, to work the growth into the head; but 
they are most handsome as a shrub. These 
form a pretty diversity both in the style of 
their growth, and in their singular foliage; 
but beyond, they have strong claims in the 
appearance of their beautiful fruit, which, 
when the shrub attains a bearing maturity, 
have an imposing appearance, especially 
Unedo and its varieties, which are in per- 
fection of bloom in October, and fruit in the 
succeeding months of the winter. 
THE RHODODENDRON. 
We come now to a superb tribe of blooming 
Evergreens, the Rhododendron. The hardy 
kinds of this superb plant imported from 
North America, are — 
Rhododendron Albijlorum, white, June ; 
introduced 1835. 
R. Catawbiense, purple, July; introduced 
1809. 
R. Calesbcei, purple, May ; introduced 
1810. 
R. Maximum, pink, July; introduced 1756. 
R. Maximum album, white, June; doubt- 
ful. 
R. Punctatum, pink, July ; introduced 
1786. 
R. Punctatum majus, pink, July; intro- 
duced 1786. 
R. Purpureum, purple, July; tree. 
These by no means form a collection, nor 
do they comprise even the more striking cha- 
racteristics of the shrub; but as Rhododen- 
drons are called Americans, we have given the 
list, that it may be seen America is far less 
distinguished for Rhododendrons than many 
persons imagine. Among the sorts which 
other countries claim the credit of supplying, 
may be mentioned— 
Rhododendron Arboreum cinnamovieum, 
purple, June; Nepaul, 1820. 
R. A. niveum, white, March; tree; Nepaul, 
1817. 
R. A. roseum, rose, April; tree; Nepaul, 
1817. 
R. A. sanguineum, scarlet, April; tree; 
Nepaul, 1817. 
