Leucadendron argenteum, Brown.

The Silver tree of South Africa is included on this occasion among forest trees, because it would add to the splendour of our woods, and thrive far better there than in our gardens. Moreover, with this tree many others equally glorious might be established in our mild forest glens as a source of horticultural wealth, were it only to obtain in future years a copious supply of seeds. Mention may be made of the tall Magnolia trees of N. America (Magnolia grandiflora, L., 100 feet high; M. umbrella, Lam., 40 feet; M. acuminata, L., 80 feet; M. cordata, Michx. 50 feet; M. Fraseri, Walt., 40 feet; M. macrophylla, Michx., 40 feet), M. Yulan, Desf of China, 50 feet; Magnolia Campbelli, Hook., of the Himalayas, 150 feet high and flowers nearly a foot across; M. sphærocarpa, Roxb., also of the Indian Highlands, 40 feet; the North American Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera, L.), 140 feet high, stem 9 feet in diameter; the Mediterranean Styrax tree (Styrax officinalis, L.); Stenocarpus sinuosus, Endl., of East Australia (the most brilliant of the Proteacea); the crimson and scarlet Ratas of New Zealand (Metrosideros florida, Sm.; M. lucida, Menz.; M. robusta, Cunn., 80 feet high; M. tomentosa, Cunn., 40 feet); Fuchsia excorticata, L., also from New Zealand, stem 2 feet in diameter; the crimson-flowered Eucalyptus ficifolia of West Australia; Rhododendon Falconeri, Hooker, from Upper India, 50 feet high, leaves 18 inches long. In the Sassafras gullies, here alluded to, also may be planted the great Melaleuca Leucadendron, L., the true Asiatic Cajuput tree, which grows to a height of 100 feet; even the North European Holly (Ilex Aquifolium), which occasionally rises to 60 feet, though both from regions so distant.