. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. , Magnolias,Altha3as, Forsythias, but, fortunately being all very soft-wooded, they are not easily killed ; when a ball is secured, anda plant of this description has to be moved some distance, it will be necessary to wrap it round with a piece of matting orcord to keep it from falling to pieces. I have found a squarepiece of strong sail-cloth a simple and very efficient means oflifting and carrying about soft-rooted shrubs; the fourcorners of the cloth are easily gathered up and fastened; andthey also present to th
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. , Magnolias,Altha3as, Forsythias, but, fortunately being all very soft-wooded, they are not easily killed ; when a ball is secured, anda plant of this description has to be moved some distance, it will be necessary to wrap it round with a piece of matting orcord to keep it from falling to pieces. I have found a squarepiece of strong sail-cloth a simple and very efficient means oflifting and carrying about soft-rooted shrubs; the fourcorners of the cloth are easily gathered up and fastened; andthey also present to the operators a means of getting a goodlifting grip ; in fact, in many instance, it is preferred to thehand-barrow mentioned above. These remarks apply to plantsof all sizes, but more especially to subjects arrived at speci-men sizes, where the object is to maintain the plant intactwithout any reduction or mutilation whatever ; under thesecircumstances the vital importance of taking every care of theroots, and studying the peculiarities of the plant will beapparent. \v. D. Fig. 1.—The Green Tea Plant (Thea viridis). TEA PLANTS. It seema somewhat strange, considering the great interest attachedto the Tea plant, that it should bo so seldom seen in onr conservatoryborders or beds; for, apart from the uses to which its leaves are put,its glossy foliage, sturdy habit, andpretty white flowers with yellowstamens ought to ensure more than it at present receives. Thefirst introduction of the Tea plantinto our conservatories and dates back to the time ofLinnajus, who seems to have been thefirst person in Europe who possessed aliving Tea plant. When well grownit forms a bushy shrub, sometimesreaching to the height of nearly 10 general appearance it reminds oneof a Camellia, of which it is a nearrelation. There seems to be at leasttwo species of the Tea plant, viz.,Thea viridis and Thea Bohea ( and 2). Some authorities, , look on them as mere
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