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warm  localities  ^thet  Himalayan  P.  formosa  would  be  worthy  of 
attention. 
An  interesting  quartette  is  made  up  of  Bruckenthalia  spicuiifolia, 
an  Eastern  European  and  Asiatic  Heath-like  plant  with  upright 
racemes  of  whitish  flowers ;  Bryanthus  empetriformis  with  rose 
flowers;  Rhodothamnus  chamaecistus,  a  very  choice  and  interesting 
Among  other  noteworthy  plants  we  have  thefLedums  ;  the  sweetly 
scented  Clethras  alnifolia  and  acuminata ;  Enkianthus  Lemothse 
racemosa,  whose  foliage  turns  to  a  brilliant  red  in  autumn ;  Pernettya 
mucronata,  beautiful  in  flower  and  fruit ;  the  under  shrubs 
Arctostaphylos  and  Graultheria,  Oxydendron  arboreuin,  a  charming 
and  rare  N.  American  plant ;  Dabsecia  polifolia,  and  others. 
relative  of  the  Rhododendron;  and  Leiophyllum  buxifolium,  the 
latterTa!charming  little  plant  with  Box-like  foliage  and  pinkish-white 
flowers' from  New  Jersey.  All  four  are  small  in  stature,  and  make 
excellent  plants  for  the  rock  garden. 
Of  genera  containing  a  larger  number  of  species  we  have  Erica, 
Arbutus,  and  Rhododendron.  Of  the  former  the  well  known  carnea, 
vagans,  tetralix,  mediterranea  and  cinerea  are  worth  growing,  while 
of  the  choicer,  australis,  lusitanica,  scoparia,  and  arborea  must  have  a 
