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10. E. japonicus tricolor .—In this the branches are green, and the leaves elliptical oval, 
bordered and dappled with silvery white, yellow, and light green. It is the E. tricolor of 
M. Makoy; the E. radicans foliis aureo-pictis of M. Van Houtte; and the E. radicans pictus 
of Siebold and others. 
11. E. japonicus reticulatus .—The branches are in this form green, and the leaves of a 
longish oval outline, green, marked with white veins. It is the E. gracilis of Siebold. 
12. E. japonicus radicans viridis .—This has oval-elliptical green leaves. It is the 
E. radicans of Siebold. 
These evergreen forms of Euonymus are of the easiest culture, requiring 
special attention only in two points—namely, to cut or pinch out the ends 
of the leading shoots in those of erect growth, so as to induce a more bushy 
habit; and to examine the variegated forms from time to time, for the 
purpose of cutting away any green-leaved shoots, which if produced, are by 
then* luxuriant growth, apt to disfigure the plant, and if neglected soon 
result in the degeneration of the variety. 
M. 
SEDUM CARNEUM VARIEGATUM. 
Me. Fish has very justly mentioned the Sedums (see p. 68), as being well 
suited for basket work. Permit me to. draw the attention of those of your 
readers who are interested in the cultivation of basket plants, to a very 
charming plant of this family, well suited for cool greenhouse or conserva¬ 
tory decoration—namely, Sedum carneum variegatum, which as a foliage 
plant has no equal for such a situation. It was introduced from Japan not 
very long ago ; it is a very free grower, though it does not impoverish the 
soil in any perceptible degree ; and besides it is densely clothed with neat and 
perpetual foliage. The leaves, which are more or less narrow and elongated, 
are so deeply variegated, as to have at least two-tliirds of their surface of 
a light cream colour, the main stalks being tinted throughout with a bright 
pleasing tint of rose colour. 
The habit of this plant when grown in a basket is peculiar, as when once 
in process of elongation it has grown over the outer edges of the basket, it 
falls abruptly down as if inert, and with its increasing length produces a 
plentiful supply of side shoots, which push forth from the drooping main 
stalks, and in seeming antagonism, grow as abruptly and perpendicularly 
upright as the others grow directly downward; this gives to the plant a 
most peculiar and elegant appearance. The variety, which has yellow 
flowers, not very freely produced, is perfectly hardy, and propagates with 
extraordinary facility. Its complete hardihood recommends it as being 
well adapted to decorate the humblest form of structure in the possession of 
any amateur. 
Big swell, William Earley. 
NEW GARDEN PLANTS. 
In the course of some previous remarks on New Plants, it was mentioned 
that we should shortly refer to one or two interesting species of Hydrangea. 
The ornamental capabilities of H. Hortensia and H. japonica are well 
known, but these by no means exhaust the floral beauty with which the 
Hydrangea family is capable of embellishing our gardens, as some recent 
acquisitions from Japan testify. One of these, shown on a reduced scale in 
the accompanying sketch (see next page), is the Hydrangea stellataprolifer a, a 
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