tlTfje i^fjobotienbron ^ocietp i^otes;. 
4 ft.), should prove useful. Also B. gagnepainii, B. levis and B. Hookeri, all of 
which are distinctive enough to give a valued change of form and colour. The 
two last genera appear to be rabbit proof. 
That desirable weed, the evergreen privet, is omitted from this list, as well as 
the aucubas, and also that large army of evergreens which tend to assume the 
form of a triangle standing on its apex. 
If great height is required, and leaving aside all deciduous trees, the foUowng 
are invaluable :— 
PsEUDOTSUGA DouGLASii VAR. GLAUCA (the type is omitted because of the 
immense room that it demands, and its liability to damage by wind). 
PiCEA OMORIKA and PICEA SITCHENSIS. 
Of course Pinus laricio and P. austriaca, are an unbeaten combination, 
with the latter planted in front. Rabbits love Pinus austriaca, but P. laricio 
seems immune except when planted in very bare ground. 
Libocedrus decurrens or Juniperus chinensis, either as a mammoth 
hedge or in an irregular group. 
CUPRESSUS MACROCARPA, of which the golden variety is believed to be 
hardier than the type, and singular in this respect. 
CUPRESSUS LaW'SONIANA VAR FrASERI. 
All these plants are it is feared very “ ordinarjq” but they have proved the 
best of garden helps in this excessively dry climate. 
While putting these Notes together, the mind of the writer has been beset bj^ 
a vision of many grandmothers bearing in their hands baskets of eggs. These 
have now assumed a threatening attitude, and cry in unison, “ Take a copy of the 
Notes, by all means, but for goodness sake, stop talking.” 
CHARLES ELEY. 
February, 1917. 
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