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ffl h. coccinea (Scarlet-flowering horse-chestnut). — This dif- 
fers from the Rubicunda simply in color of its flower, being a 
deep scarlet. It is very hardy, flowers early, and is, perhaps, 
the most striking, floral tree of the season. The specimen we 
have, about ten feet high, is the only one we have seen in this 
country, but we hardly know an ornamental tree more deserv- 
ing of notice. 
M . h. variegata (the Variegated horse-chestnut). — This is 
simply a variety with blotched leaves ; in fact, there are two, one 
mottled with white, the other with yellow; whence, the distinction 
of gold and silver-leaved. We do not regard either of them as 
particularly handsome, having more the appearance of disease 
than a regular blotch ; and we consequently would only recom- 
mend them for arboretums, or where one has a fancy for varie- 
gated trees. 
2E. h . laciniata (Cut-leaved horse-chestnut). — A very distinc- 
tive variety, with deeply cut leaves ; in certain conditions of 
growth, the leaves have simply the appearance of threads. This 
is by far the most curious and interesting of all the cut-leaved 
trees, and we consider it very desirable even in small col- 
lections. It is perfectly hardy, and should be planted by it- 
self. It is still very rare. 
2E. h. Whitley i. — Whitley’s New Scarlet is a variety of Rubi- 
cunda, as are also AE. Americana , and AP. fol. aurea (Golden- 
leaved horse-chestnut). They can be had at our nurseries, 
and are well w r orthy the attention of planters. 
The Pavvas.&ve, simply varieties of the horse-chestnut, with 
smooth fruit and lea^B, and generally of lower growth, most of 
them are deserving of notice and one of them, Pavia macro- 
stachya (the Dwarf white-flowering horse-chestnut), is rather 
a shrub than tree ; but we hardly know anything more valuabe 
in the month of July, when covered with its long spikes or 
flowers, which are agreeably odoriferous. 
Its habit of growth is peculiar, stoling from the root, and 
w T hen standing alone, as it invariably should, making a magnifi- 
cent bush, much wider than it is high. It is a native, we be- 
lieve, of North America, growing most abundantly near St. 
Augustine in Florida, and was only introduced into England in 
1820, the largest plants being at “White Knights,” twenty- 
