134 THE GARDENER. [March 



*Andromeda Mariana, foliage rich red in the autumn. 

 Arbutus, the red-flowered, scarlet-berried, and other kinds. 



Aucuba. All the varieties do well in smoky districts ; in fact, it is particularly 

 a town plaut. Some of the new kinds are very ornamental. 



*Azalea pontica (yellow), glauca (white and fragrant), and many others. Espe- 

 cially what are called the Belgian varieties are very beautiful, but all are de- 

 ciduous. 



Berberis aristata, prominent spines, handsome. 



Berberis Darwinii should be in every garden, rich dark -green foliage, and 

 golden racemes of flowers, very beautiful. There are several other handsome 

 kinds which are little known. 



Birch, weeping, silver-barked and cut-leaved, with other varieties, all very orna- 

 mental. 



Buddlea globosa, a fine free-growing plant for warm districts, producing rich 

 orange-coloured globe-shaped flowers. 



*Hardy Heaths, almost all of which are beautiful. 



Chestnut (Spanish), asplenifolia is a very fine ornamental plant ; so also are Aurea 

 variegata and laciniata. 



Ceanothus azureus, pale blue, and other kinds, all valuable against walls in warni 

 sheltered places. 



Cerasus padus (the Bird Cherry), very ornamental tree in spring, with white 

 blossoms. 



Cherry, double-blossomed, very showy. 



Cistus glutinosus (the Gum Cistus), an evergreen shrub, requiring a sheltered 

 situation or against a wall ; produces an abundance of large showy white 

 flowers. 



Cornus mascula variegata, handsome foliage. 



Cotoneaster Simonsii, a handsome evergreen shrub, with large red berries in 

 winter ; a very effective plant for covering a wall. 



Crataegus (Thorns). Some of these, such as the scarlet and double pink flowered, 

 are well known, but there are other kinds equally beautiful for the fruit, whilst 

 some have fine bold spines. 



Cytisus sessilifolius, a very pretty shrub, with yellow flowers. 



Daphne Mezereum, pink and white. 



Daphne pontica, evergreen, pale yellow and fragrant. 



Deutzia gracilis, white, compact growing. 



Deutzia crenata fl. pleno, white and pink, strong grower. 



Escallonia macrantha, an evergreen, with a profusion of rose-coloured blossoms ; 

 forms a good bush or an excellent plant against a wall. 



Eurybia Gunniana, a charming shrub, with an abundance of white flowers in 

 spring, very handsome. 



Fagus (Beech). Several ornamental kinds, particularly the varieties of purple- 

 leaved, Fern-leaved, and Cristata. 



Fraxinus (Ash). Several very ornamental kinds, especially the golden variegated, 

 gold barked, and many others with fine and distinct foliage. 



Genista triquetra, a low-growing shrub, with yellow Pea-shaped flowers, blooming 

 profusely, and excellent also for rockwork. 



Gleditschia tricanthos, a very ornamental tree, with handsome foliage and large 

 spines. 



Halesia tetraptera (the Snowdrop tree), a very beautiful spring-blooming shrubby 

 tree, seldom seen, but should be in every garden. 



