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of much use to them. Little plants set therein, can 
be drawn on from time to time, and with more safety 
than when had from a distance. 
Taking one spring with another, the earliest shrub 
to bloom is Cornus iMas, sometimes called Cornelian 
Cherry. It bears great numbers of small, yellow flow- 
ers. Primus Davidiana is close alongside of it. It 
has apricot-like flowers, ivhite, with a slight tinge of 
pink in the buds. This season these two were in 
flower in Philadelphia in the second week of April. 
Late planted trees and shrubs, especially those 
which have started to grow, are much benefited by 
l)eing given a good drenching of water, enough to 
form a puddle about their roots. Trees so treated 
rarely die. 
Among desirable pines, the Himalayan is not the 
least of the number. Its silver color and long, soft 
needles, together with a vigorous habit, make it an 
olyject of beauty wherever planted, and then it is easily 
transplanted. Joseph Ivleehan. 
GARDEN PLANTS-THEIR GEOGRAPHY— LXV. 
DAPHNALES — CONTINUED. 
Lcucadendron is a genus of shrubs for the most 
part, containing 6o or 70 South African species. 
L. argenteum is the greatly admired "silver tree," 
a most conspicuous plant which does splendidly 
at Wellington on the South India mountains, at Santa 
Parbara, Cal., and also I understand on parts of the 
Highlands of Algeria. 
Protca has 60 species in South and trojiical Africa 
and Abvssinia. I cannot refer to the species with 
confidence in the absence of any southern or Califor- 
nian tests, but such names as coccinea, grandiflora, 
magnifica, pulchella, macrophylla, ligulaefolia, longi- 
folia, repens and nan a are suggestive enough to pro- 
voke tests. 
Pcrsoonia in 60 species are natives of Australia 
and Xew Zealand. Young plants of P. Toro are used 
in sub-tropical bedding. 
Macadainia ternifolia is an Australian nut tree, 
growing from 40 to 50 feet high with a dense head, 
and a nut with a still denser shell. The kernels are 
good, however, and may be reached with an anvil and 
sledge hammer. The tree has been introduced to 
California. 
Roupala is a tropical American genus of trees 
and shrubs in 33 species, often found in the Andean 
regions. There is also an Australian species. I have 
sometime read an extract from the Gardners’ Chron- 
icle describing R. “odorata” (obovata ?) as being a 
fireproof tree. In the province of Rolina, U. S. Co- 
lumbia, where they periodically set fire to the pampas, 
it is the only tree to survive and spread. It is said 
to have a woe-begone appearance, and no wonder ! 
but it supplies itself with a sort of fireproof jacket 
from the fibre of its outer bark, which becomes year 
by year thicker and thicker — a very valuable acquisi- 
tion under the circumstances. 
Grcz’illca has 160 species, chiefly Australian. G. 
robusta has been considerably used as an avenue tree 
in parts of California. In Australia it grows to 60 
or 80 or sometimes 100 feet high, and the wood is 
used to make tallow barrels. It is a handsome but 
littery tree, liable to breakage when exposed to winds. 
In the young stage it is much used in sub-tropical bed- 
ding, and by florists. 
Hakca is a considerable genus of q8 species all 
Australian. Tw'o or three are in California. They are 
commonly white flowered and a few of the larger 
growing ones have useful wood. 
Stcnocarpiis in 14 species are also Australian. S. 
sinuatus is the “fire tree” of the Colonists, a local 
YOUNG plant of GREVILLEA KOBUSTA. 
name referring to the gorgeousness of the flowers. 
There are other “fire trees” in Australia. The 
flowers are a good deal hidden by foliage when the 
trees are luxuriant and young, but 50 to 80 feet speci- 
mens make a marvelous show in some seasons. The 
young plants are used in sub-tropical work for their 
fine foliage. S. salignus yields a finely marked cabi- 
net wood. 
Einbothriiim is a South American genus in 4 
species, mostly from the sub-tropical Andean regions. 
E. coccineum,and E. lanceolatum have showy scarlet 
flowers. 
Telopca speciosissima is reckoned the finest 
flower in the group. It is the national flower of Aus- 
tralia, crimson and gorgeous. The shrubs grow to 12 
or 15 feet high. James MaePherson. 
