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PHEASANTS 



Rhodendronponticum, (Com- 

 mon Rhododendron), 

 Spain, 1763. 



Ribes sanguineum (Flower- 

 ing Currant), N.W. 

 America, 1826. 



Spiraea (various). 



Veronica buxi/olia, N. Zea- 

 land. 



Veronica Traversii, N. Zea- 

 land, 1873. 



Viburnum Tinus (Laurus- 

 tinus), S. Europe, 1600. 



Weigelia (Bush Honey- 

 suckles), China and 

 Japan, 1844. 



Hardy, spreading-, ever- 

 green shrubs ; practically 

 immune from rabbits. 

 Pheasants do not take 

 very kindly to them but 

 they make good shelter 

 and flushing spots. 



Shrub 4-8 feet high, fra- 

 grant rosy flowers, im- 

 patient of much shade. 



A genus of hardy shrubs, 

 making good under- 

 cover ; many species are 

 in cultivation in this 

 country of which some 

 are adapted for almost 

 any soil and situation ; 

 SpircBa Douglasii is prob- 

 ably the best for under- 

 cover. 



Evergreen shrub 2-3 feet 

 high ; shade-bearer. 



Evergreen shrub 2-6 feet 

 high ; one of the best and 

 hardiest ; will thrive in 

 almost any soil ; spreads 

 freely by seedlings under 

 favourable conditions ; a 

 rapid grower ; shade- 

 bearer. 



Glossy evergreen shrub 6-10 

 feet high ; rabbit-proof 

 when once established. 



Deciduous, free - growing 

 shrubs 6-10 feet high ; 

 several varieties in culti- 

 vation ; will do any 

 soil. 



Bare woods may also be underplanted 

 with such forest trees as beech, silver, 

 Douglas, spruce and hornbeam, which will 



