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A FEW HINTS ON OKNAMENTAL PLANTING. 
nefit, the material forming, as it does, ready hiding places for the slugs, &c., bringing the roots to the 
surface where they are exposed to the influence of the burning sun, and the danger of mutilation by 
the forks in stirring the soil. 
The following are twenty-foui' good show flowers :- 
Andromeda, lemon and pink. 
Black Prince, shaded. 
Buffido GM, buff. 
Captain "Warner, crimson. 
Dauntless, yello\y. 
Duke of Wellington, orange. 
Essex, rosy lilac. 
Fearless, lilac. 
Grenadier, ruby crimson. 
Lord Mayor, maroon. 
Miss Chaplin, peach and bright pinli. 
Mr. Seldon, mottled pmple. 
Mrs. Anderson, rose. 
Negro, dark. 
Nonpariel, scai-let red. 
Purple Standard, dark purple. 
Priacess EadzivUle, tipped. 
Queen of the East, blush. 
Queen of Sbeba, white. 
Richard Cobden, shaded maroon . 
Scarlet Gem. 
Standard of perfection. 
Toison d'or, orange buff. 
Yellow Standard. 
The following are twenty-four distinct and good fancy varieties : — 
Bcllo Etoile, scarlet and white. 
Bon Maza, nankin and white. 
Belted KJoight, amber and white. 
Candidate, black and white. 
Conspicua, purple and white. 
Discount, black and white. 
Gaspaiine furstin Eeuss, browTi and 
white. 
Gen. Cavaignac, purple and white. 
Empereur de Maroc, black and white. ]\Iadame "Wachy, pui-ple and white. 
Jenny Lind, crimson and white. Miss Watson, lilac and white. 
Keepsake, crimson and white. Mons Affrc, cherry and white. 
Leibliche Von ElsenthoU, yellow and (EiUet de Boheme, orange-striped. 
white. 
Madame Ebenth, purple and white. 
Miss Blackmore, purple and white. 
Miss Jane, rose and white. 
Madame ChauTiere, pink and white. 
In the above selections I have avoided the names of new flowers ; 
of coui'se, make this selection better. 
Rainbow, scarlet and white. 
Remembrancer, scarlet and white. 
Striata perfeeta, lavender-spotted. 
Simbeam, crimson and white. 
some of which would, however. 
A FEW HINTS ON ORNAMENTAL PLANTING. 
By Mr. J. COX, Gardener to "W. Wells, Esq., Redleap. 
fN planting trees for decorative eifect, it is necessary, besides studjdng their future size and charac- 
teristics, to combine with it a judicious choice of position, and this must be regulated, in a great 
measure, by the different points of view from which it is desirable the plants should he s een. The 
smaU proprietor, who adorns his lawn and pleasm-e-grounds with a few favourites, will most likely be 
desirous of seeing them from the windows of his mansion, and should, therefore, distribute them about 
in such a manner, that, whilst forming an ornament to the house and grounds, they may not, at a 
futm-e time, shut out the xiew of the sm'rouuding scenery ; in fact, the principal aim ought to be so to 
distribute them, either in groups, or single specimens, that they may appear to be blended with it, and 
partake of its character ; and anytliing like a belt, or continuous line, should be studiously avoided 
from the principal points of view. But, on the other hand, the proprietor, or planter, of an extensive 
arboretum, whose operations may extend over miles of ground, has a wide field for the exercise and 
display of taste and judicious arrangement ; for he has the power, in a measure, to form his own 
scenery, and, therefore, whilst seizing and turning to his purpose every natural advantage arising 
from irregularities of the sm-face, or the presence of trees, wUl not scruple to use every artificial means 
to create such where wanting, or to iuerease the beauty and fitness of the natural advantages. It 
appears to me that it ought to be a leading idea to get as many points of view from which interesting 
specimens of trees, or little peeps of scenery may be seen ; and, in this view of the subject, I consider 
that the disposition of the walks, or drives, through an cxten.sive arboretum, is of equal importance 
to the proper arrangement of the trees themselves ; and thej' should be so arranged as to disclose new 
featui-es at every step. Here may be shown the majestic Cedar gracefully waving its long branches 
over the precipitous crag — there a group of Douglas Fu-s towering upwards, and with their- lower 
branches reposing Ughtly on the verdant turf — now and then, the eye may be presented with a view 
on a large scale, including many objects of interest and beauty ; but, generally speaking, we are most 
sti'uck Avith, and pleased by, those little happy combinations of fairy-like scenes which the eye is 
capable of taking in at once, and has not its attention distracted hy unlimited extent, or a multitude 
of objects : these little combinations cannot be produced by the aid of large trees alone, and hence the 
necessity for an undergrowth of shrubs, the disposition and arrangement of which afford many means 
of producing a great variety of pleasing combinations, to do which with effect natm'e must he taken 
as a guide. FormaKty is, of all things, the most to be avoided ; and, therefore, large beds of shrubs &, 
