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THE FLORIST. 
making their appearance above ground that I almost feared they would 
not come up at all, and many of them really did not grow. Those that 
did push gave a very fair yield, but nothing extraordinary; their 
quality was, however, very good. 
On finding this to be the case, nearly all were set aside to plant 
another year. They kept capitally, and with a quantity which I 
purchased were planted last spring, in the usual manner, with the 
exception of a little more manure; and, as in the preceding year, they 
came up badly, but greatly improved during the summer, and gave fair 
promise of a good crop ; and on taking them up I was by no means dis¬ 
appointed, for both as regards number, size, and quality they were 
admirable. Everybody who has seen them speaks highly of them, and 
I think their growth would be much extended if people in out-of-the- 
way places like myself were aware of their good qualities. For the 
cause of so many of them failing to grow I was at a loss to account, till 
some of my friends kindly pointed out to me the fact that they ought 
not to be cut; they also require to be well dressed. 
During the two years they have been grown here they have been 
remarkably free from disease, there not being more than half a gallon 
affected to a bushel of sound ones. S. 
THE LATE SEVERE WINTER. 
The following is a select list of Conferee^ Evergreen Shrubs, &c., that 
have proved hardy in most situations during the last unusually 
cold winter. 
CONIFERJE. 
Abies canadensis (Hemlock Spruce) 
,, Douglasi 
„ orientalis 
Arbor Vitae (sorts) 
Biota Meldensis 
Cupressus Lawsoniana 
Cephalotaxus Fortuni 
Cedrus Deodara 
,, Atlantica 
Cedar of Lebanon 
Juniper us chinensis 
,, depressa 
,, ericoides 
„ excelsa 
„ glauca 
,, virginiana (Red Cedar) 
Picea amabilis 
„ ceplialonica 
EVERGREEN 
Auenba japonica 
Berberis Aquifoliuni 
„ japonica 
Box (sorts) 
Broom 
Cotoneaster microphylla 
Holly (sorts) 
Picea grandis 
,, ' nobilis 
,, Nordmanniana 
,, pinsapo 
Pinus austriaca 
,, Benthamiana 
„ cembra 
,, excelsa 
,, Hamiltoni 
,, Lambertiana 
„ Laricio 
,, monticola 
,, Sabiniana 
Thuja (sorts) 
Thujopsis borealis 
Wellingtonia gigantea 
Yew (sorts) 
SHRUBS, &c. 
Kalmia latifolia 
Laurels 
,, Portugal 
Ligustrum japonicum 
Rhododendron (sorts) 
Skimmia japonica 
