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show indications of growth, and plunged in the open ground till the 

 beds are ready to receive them. 



The preparation made for the usual summer occupants in the spring 

 will amply suffice for the winter plants, with some trifling additions, 

 the beds being merely cleaned for planting the shrubs. The Heaths 

 should have a httle sandy peat put round their roots, as may one or 

 two other Heath plants, where such are used ; for the bulbs an admix- 

 ture of leaf-soil and sand should be substituted, when the soil is at all 

 strong, and a little may be placed round the bulbs in all cases ; in 

 severe frost a little rotten tan over the surface will prevent any injury 

 to the roots, which are most susceptible of harm from frost when 

 commencing to grow. 



Those who have never seen a garden in March, April, and early in 

 May arranged and planted in the way described, can hardly have an 

 idea how really beautiful they are at that season. The various bulbs 

 give us every shade of colour required to produce a striking effect ; and 

 as they bloom nearly at the same time, they only require a skilful 

 hand to throw them into such combinations of colour as cannot fail to 

 please. I may add, as a strong recommendation for a trial, that the 

 shrubs required, being small^ will not be very expensive ; and as they 

 grow too large for one purpose they are sure to suit some other ; or in 

 other words, they will grow, as the nurserymen say, " into money," 

 while the cost of the bulbs will be trifling, compared with the effect pro- 

 duced ; and when once a stock is obtained a small^ annual addition will 

 keep them up at little cost. 



In the Hst below I have only given the colours of the Hyacinths, &c. ; 

 many beautiful varieties, however, in each colour abound, both in 

 Hyacinths and Crocuses. The bulb lists of the trade will afford ample 

 information on this head. 



Having opened the subject, I hope others of your readers will favour 

 us with their opinions and experience in this department of gardening. 



LIST OF EVERGREEN AND DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, 



SUITABLE FOE WINTER DECORATION. 



Andromeda floribunda 



„ calyculata, &c. 

 Arbutus Unedo and variety 



„ mucronata 



„ siberica, &c. 

 Aucuba japonica 



Alaternus, broad and narrow-leaved 

 Berberis aquifolium and many others 

 Calycanthus floridus 

 *Chimonanthus fragrans 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, and other 



species 

 Cupressus sempervirens 



„ macrocarpa 



„ Goveniaua 



„ thyoides variegata 

 Daphne Cneorum 



„ pontica 



„ hybrida 



Daphne Laureola 



,, Mezereum 

 Erica mediterranea 

 ,, stricta 

 „ herbacea 



„ carnea, and some others. 

 Empetrum nigrum 

 Escallonia rubra 



Euonymus, gold and silver striped 

 ■'^Forsythia viridissima 

 Garrya elliptica 

 Hedera arborea 



„ golden-leaved 

 „ variegated silver 

 „ palmata 

 Ilex aquifolium and vars. 

 „ gold and silver striped 

 *Jasminum nudiflorum 

 Juniperus communis 



