A beautiful specimen of this tree, some eight feet high, is on the grounds of Mr. Caleb Cope, at Chestnut Hill, near Philadelphia. It is of the variety known as Abies lasiocarpa.

" Of the Conifers we may mention : Abies brachyphylla, from Japan; Abies concolor, from Colorado; this is one of the finest specimens in the Arboretum; Abies Fraseri, Abies balsamea var. Hudsonica; Chamoecyparis (Retinospora) obtusa and C. pisifera, and their varieties. There is no doubt that the many varieties of this plant in cultivation came from these two original species. Juniperus communis aurea; Picea alba - A variety known in the nurseries as Maxwell's Golden Spruce; P. alba coerulea, P. Engelmannii, P. excelsa and its many varieties; P. pungens and its varieties, many of which are very handsome, and being quite hardy promise to become very desirable for general ornamental planting; Pinus Bungeana. P. excelsa, P. flexilis, P. Jeffreyii, P. Murrayana, P. parviflora, P. ponderosa, P. resinosa. P. Stro-bus and its several forms; Pseudotsuga Douglasii, the Douglas Fir or Red Fir of Oregon.