6 in., white, are both pretty plants of the easiest culture, either for borders or rockeries. T rrtoma.-Splendid stoutish-growin plants of noble aspect, familiarly known as the Poker plant, from their erect, rigid spikes of flame-coloured flowers; sometimes called Kniphofia. T Uvarra, 3 to 4 ft, bright orange-red, passing to ellow in the lower flowers, is a fine autumnal decorative plant. 'They should be protected from frosts b a covering of ashes over the crown during winter. Trollzus.-ghowy rauunculaceous plants, of free growth, flowering about May and June. T. europaeus, 18 in., lemon globular; T. aswncus, 2 ft, deep yellow; and T. napellzfolrus, 2 to 2% ft., golflen yellow, are all fine showy kinds. Rich and rather moist sol . Tulrpa.-iplendid dwarflsh bulbs, thriving in deep, sandy, well enriched gar en soil, and increased by offsets. They bloom during the spring and early summer months. T. Gesnerrana, the parent of the florists' tulip, 12 to 18 in., crimson and other colours, T. Ewhlerr, 1 ft., crimson with dark spot; T. Grergz, 1 ft., orange with dark Spot edged with yellow, and having dark spotted leaves; T. oculus soles, 1 ft., scarlet with black centre; and T. sylvestrrs, I2 to 18 in., bright yellow, are showy kinds. Veratrum -Distinct liliaceous plants with bold ornamental leaves regularly folded and planted. . album, 3 to 5 ft., has whitish blossoms in dense panicles, I to 2 ft. long. V. mgrum, 2 to 3 ft., has blackish-purple flowers, also V. Maackz, 2 ft. Rich sandy loam and at. peVerbascum.-Showy border flowers of erect spire-like habit, of the easiest culture. V. Chazxri, 4 to 5 ft., yellow, in large pyramidal panicles; V. phoenvceum, 3 ft., rich purpe or white; and V. formosum, 6 ft., olden yellow in dense panicles, are desirable species. Veronrca.-The S eedwell family, containing many ornamental members; all the flardy species are of the easiest cultivation in ordinary garden soil. The rotate flowers are in closing, erect spikes, sometimes branched. V. crassrfolra, 2 ft., dark blue; V. mcarnata, 1% ft., flesh-colour; V. corymbosa, 1% ft., pale blue in corymboselyarranged racemes; V. gentranozdes, 2 ft., grey with blue streaks; V. spzcata, blue, and its charming white variety alba; and V. mrgmzca, 5 ft., white, are distinct. Vznca -Periwinkle. Pretty rock lplants, growing freely in ordinary soil. V. herbacea, of creeping ha it, with purplish-blue flowers; V mmor, of trailing habit, blue; and V. majigr, 1 to 2 ft. high, also trailing, are suitable for the rock garden. he last two are evergreen, and afford varieties which differ in the colour of their flowers, while some are single and others double. Vzola -Violet. Charming dwarf plants, mostly evergreen and of tufted habit, requiring well-worked rich sandy soil. V. calcarata, 6 in, light blue; V. cornuta, 6 to 8 in., blue; V. lutea, 4 in., yellow; V. altazca, 6 in., yellow or violet with yellow eye, V. palmaenszs, 6 to 8 in, lavender-blue; V. pedata, 6 in., pale blue; and V. odorata, the Sweet Violet, in its many single and double flowered varieties, are all desirable. Yucca.-Noble sub arborescent liliaceous plants, which should be grown in every garden. They do well in ight, well-drained soils, and have a close family resemblance, the inflorescence being a panicle of white, drooping, tulip-shaped flowers, and the foliage rosulate, sword-shaped and spear-pointed. Of the more shrubbyhabited sorts Y. glorwsa, reeurvzfo ra and Treculeana are good and distinct; and of the dwarfer and more herbaceous sorts Y. jilamentosa, fiacmda and angustzfolza are distinct and interesting kinds, the 6rst two flowering annually. The taste for cultivation of the class of plants, of which the foregoing list embraces some of the more prominent members, is on the increase, and gardens will benefit by its extension. HARDY TREES AED SHRUBS.-Much of the beauty of the pleasure garden depends upon the proper selection and disposition of ornamental trees and shrubs. We can only afford space here for lists of some of the better and more useful and ornamental trees and shrubs, old and new. The following list, which is not exhaustive, furnishes material from which a selection may be made to suit various soils and situations. The shrubs marked * are climbers. Hardy Deczduous T rees. Acer-Maple. Aesculus-Horse-Chestnut. Ailantus-Tree of Heaven Alnus-Alder Amygdalus-Almond Betula-Birch. ('arpinus-Hornbeam. Carya-Hickory Castanea-Sweet Chestnut Catalpa Celtis-Nettle Tree Cercis-Judas Tree. Cotoneaster (some species). Crataegus-Thorn. Davidia. Diospyros Fagus-Beech. Fraxinus-Ash. Ginkgo-Maidenhair Tree. Gleditschia-Honey Locust Gymnocladus-Kentucky Coffee Tree. juglans-Walnut. Kolreuteria. Laburnuni. Lax-ix-Larch. Liriodendron-Tulip-tree Magnolia Morus—M ulberry Negundo-Box-Elder. Ostrya-Hop Hornbeam. Paulownia. Planera. Platanus-Plane. Populus-Poplar. Prunus (Plums, Cherries, &c.). Ptelea-Hop Tree. Pyrus-Pear, &c. Quercus-Oak. Rhus-Sumach. Robin1a»~Locust Tree. 773 Salix-Willow. Sophora. Taxodium-Deciduous Cypress. Tilia-Lime. Ulmus-Elm. Virgilia. Xanthoceras. Hardy Evergr en Trees Abies-Silver Fir. Araucaria-Chili Pine. Arbutus-Strawberry Tree Biota-Arbor Vitae. Buxus-Box. Cedrus-Cedar. Cephalotaxus. Cryptomerla-Japan Cedar. Cupressus-Cypress. Ilex-Holly. luniperus-juniper. e . Libocedrus. Magnolia grandiflora. Picea-iépruce Fir. Pinus- ine. Quercus Ilex-Holm-Oak. Retinospora. Sciadopitys-Umbrella Pine. Sequoia (Wellingtonia). Taxus-Yew. Thuiopsis. Thuya-Arbor Vitae. Laurus-Bay Laurel. Tsuga. Hardy Deciduous Shrubs. Abelia. Genista. Acer-Maple. Halesia-Snowdrolp Tree. Amelanchler. Hamamelis-Wyc Hazel. Ampelops1s.* Hibiscus-Althaea frutex, &c. Amygdalopsis. Hippophae-Sea Buckthorn. Ara la. Hypericum-St John's Wort. Ar1stolochia.* jasminum*-jasmine. Berberis-Berberry. Kerria. Bignonia*-Trumpet Flower. Lonicera*-Honeysuckle. Buddleia. Lycium.* Calophaca. Magnolia. Calycanthus-Carolina Allspice. Menispermum*-Moonseed. Caragana. Periploca.* Chimonanthus. Philadelphus-Mock Orange. Clematis.* Colutea—Bladder Senna. Cornus-Dogwood. Cotoneaster (some species). Crataegus-Thorn. Cydonia-japan Quince. Cytisus-Broom, &c. Daphne. Deutzia. Edwardsia. Euonymus europaeus-Spindle Tree. Forsythia. F remontia. Hardy Evergr Akebia.* Arbutus. Aucuba-Japan Laurel. Azara. Bambusa-Bamboo. Berberidopsis. * Berberis-Berberry. Buddleia. Bupleurum. Buxus-Box. Ceanothus. Cerasus-Cherry-Laurel, &c. Cistus-Sun-Rose. Cotoneaster. Crataegus Pyracantha-Fire Thorn. Daphne. Desfontainea. Elaeagnus-Oleaster. Erica-Heath. Escallonia. Euonymus. Fabiana. Fatsia (Aralia). Garrya. Rhus-Wig Tree, &c. Ribes-F lowering Currant. Robinia-Rose Acacia, &c. Rosa-Rose. Rubus*-Bramble. Spartium-Spanish Broom. Spiraea. Staphylaea-Bladder-Nut. Symphoricarpus-Snowberry. § ryringa-Lilac. amarix-Tamarisk. Viburnum-Guelder Rose, &c. Vitis*—Vine. Weigela. een Shrubs. Griselinia. Hedera*-Ivy. Hypericum-St John's Wort. Ilex-Holly. jasminum*-jasmine. Lo nicera *-Honeysuckle. Kadsura. * Lardizabala. * Laurus-Sweet Bay. Ligustrum-Privet. Osmanthus. Pernettya. Phillyrea. Photinia. Rhamnus Alaternus. Rhododendron-Rose-Bay. Rosa*-Rose. Ruscus Skimmia. Smilax.* Stauntonia.* Ulex-Furze. Viburnum-Laurustinus. Vinca-Periwinkle. Yucca-Adam's Needle. BEDDING PLANTS.-This term is chiefly applied to those summerllowering plants, such as ivy-leaved and zonal pelargonlums, petunlas, dwarf lobelias, verbenas, &c., which are em loyed in masses for filling the beds of a geometrical parterre. Ofp late years, however, more attention has been bestowed on arrangements of brilliant flowering plants with those of fine foliage, and the massing also of hardy early-blooming plants in parterre fashion has been very greatly extended. Bedding plants thrive best in a light loam, liberally manured with thoroughly rotten dung from an old hotbed or

thoroughly decomposed cow droppings and leaf-mould.