Very few of the beautiful plants of California thrive in the Eastern States, but there would probably be no difficulty in getting them to succeed further south. As gardening is now in a comparatively flourishing condition in the Southern States, it may be as well for our nurserymen who have Southern trade, to experiment with some of the best. One of the prettiest of California shrubs is Garrya elliptica. We know of no attempts to introduce it. We are reminded of its beauty by a note in the Garden, referring to its behaviour in England:

"It is by no means so much planted as its merits deserve; for it must I think be admitted that this Garrya is a winter flowering evergreen par excellence. In character of growth it resembles the Elaeagnus, but in appearance it is altogether distinct, and when early frosts are not too severe to injure its flowers the long tasselated spikes that droop so gracefully are to my mind particularly refreshing. Like the preceding, we also cut the Garrya pretty freely for indoor decoration. These two plants and some flowering branches of Lau-rustinus tastefully arranged with a few bright flowers in a large vase make no mean ornament on a dull day in the month of December. We find no difficulty in growing the Garrya in any kind of soil or situation, but its proper place is no doubt in the front line of a choice shrubbery border. It is, probably, quite hardy even in the north of England; here, in the west, the severest winters do not injure it. The proper time for transplanting this plant I consider to be the month of April."