OF SHRUBS, MOSTLY EVERGREEN AS 
priceless rock-work plants, in two new rarities, Huonymus 
radicans, microscopically minute—like a woody, frailer 
version of Helxine Soleirolii—trailing over the stones; and 
Cotoneaster pyrenaica, which creeps rigidly down the rock, 
a small-leaved, dense-leaved plant, firmly appressed to 
soil or stone as it goes, after the delightful style of Veronica 
chathamica, loveliest of cliff-hugging shrubs, quite hardy, 
too; evergreen, with spikes of delicate soft blue blossoms 
late in the season. Nor must I forget Cydonia Maulet, 
the Rock-Garden Pyrus, a dainty, straggling shrub for 
rock-work, with big flowers, scarlet with the sad scarlet 
of stale blood, and round fertile quince-fruits. Another 
wild quince is the Japanese 'Toringo, Pyrus prostrata— 
or Cydonia prostrata—a frank trailer, winding in and 
out of grass or hedgerow in Japan, with flowers of a 
healthier, richer crimson than those of Maulei. The 
little rock-willows, too, trail firmly over the line of the 
rocks. I have at times imported them accidentally, and 
now they have made wide masses in many corners of the 
garden. I believe mine to be alpina and herbacea ; they 
are particularly charming when their fluffy silver cater- 
pillars emerge. 
Of the Brooms to be cultivated there are many to be 
treated of in their due place. Here I will only say that 
Cytisus purpureus is a fine little shrub for rock-work, 
with arches of lilac, rosy or white flowers according to the 
varieties. It grows about two feet high, and spreads with 
reasonable freedom.  Heuffelianus, rumelicus, nyssanus, 
anxanticus are novelties from seed, to be proved, and not 
yet showing signs of being thrilling; our own very rare 
native, pilosus, is an invaluable, densely close trailer, 
making a cascade of gold over the rocks. ‘The commoner 
tinctorius (I am herding Cytisws and Genista recklessly 
under one name), with its double form, is pretty for a 
rough corner; and sagittalis, prostrate, epiphyllum-like 
