This proves to be one of the most desirable of very hardy shrubs. It will probably become common as the " Japan Judas tree."

Azalea Mollis, introduced from Japan, might have been called new here half a dozen years ago. At the Arnold Arboretum it endures the winter quite as well as the Ghent azaleas, and flowers superbly and promises to supersede them, the flowers being finer in size and form. At the arboretum a large number of seedlings have been raised, from which we may expect plants every way suited to our climate. - Mr. Falconer in Country Gentleman.