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Ceanothuses form charming- beds, hut only pale blue ; Gloire des Plantieres, blue ; 



Lhe hardiest kinds are suitable for planting- in Ceres, rose pink ; Americanus, white ; 



this way. Those commonly met with in gar- and Azureus, blue. Most of the other 



dens are varieties or hybrids of Ceanothus species of ceanothu'-cs 



in o-eneral cultivation 



Photo b\ 



A Well-grown Tlim Tree, 



(Xote the open centre.) 

 Sliecially pliotograplied to illustrate Mr. Hammond's second 



americanus and C. azureus— the former make beautiful wall plants, and will be dealt 

 from the Eastern States of America and the with in that connection. 



The diervillas are extremely showy and use- 

 ful tor beds and specimens. They are better 

 known as weigelias. Here, again, the hybrids 

 are more generally useful than the species. 



latter from Mexico. The garden forms 

 have mostly blue flowers, although there 

 are some desirable pink kinds ; good sorts 

 grown at (Jlasnevin are Leon Simon, 



