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winter. And then there is Nutallia cerasi/ormis, and several forms 

 of Spircea and Neillia. Stephanandra is a beautiful little shrub, 

 and so is Kerria and Rhodotypos. Many species of Rubus, like 

 Rubus nutkanus, deliciosus, leucodermis, and spectabilis, are lovely 

 flowering shrubs, and nothing can be more beautiful than the 

 forms of Potentilla fruticosa. Rosa rugosa is a very fine shrubby 

 plant. In this same family are all the species of Pyrtcs, which 

 give us foliage of the most various kinds and colours, many of them 

 changing to distinct and conspicuous tints in the autumn. There 

 are also many forms of Cratcegus, but few of which are commonly 

 grown about towns. There are also such lovely shrubs as Coton- 

 easter bacillaris and frigida, microphylla, horizontalis, etc. And 

 then for a wall Photinia serrulata is one of the handsomest of plants. 

 Raphiolepis japonica is a slow-growing but densely-clad evergreen. 

 Further, there is the genus Amelanchier, which contains some 

 beautiful shrubs. 



Saxifrages. — In *this family there are numbers of beautiful 

 and hardy shrubs. Hydrangea, for instance, gives us Hydrangea 

 paniculata and its forms, as well as the climbing H. petiolaris. 

 Deutzia crenata and other forms are good hardy deciduous plants; 

 and then in Philadelphus there is Philadelphus coronarius, Gor- 

 donianus, grandiflorus, and others. Jamesia americana is a nice 

 small and hardy shrub. 



The Escallonias, many of them, do very well, especially upon a 

 wall, and being evergreen as well as good flowerers, they should be 

 far more planted than they are. 



Of the different species of Ribes, there is Ribes sanguineum, 

 which is now to be got in a great number of horticultural varieties. 

 There is also R. aureum, Gordonianum, and many other pretty 

 shrubs. 



Hamamelides. — The plants of this order are by many con- 

 sidered somewhat delicate. They are not so, although they are 

 slow growers. The best of them, perhaps, are the species of 

 Hamamelis itself, and then the Liquidambar is a tree which in a 

 good season shows most effective autumn tints. 



ONAGRARiEiE. — Fuchsia Riccartoni is a very nice small shrub. 



ARALiACEiE. — Here we have the different forms of ivy, and, 

 besides that, interesting plants like Aralia spinosa and Acantho- 

 panax spinosum, which are quite hardy and very striking plants, 

 though they are deciduous. 



CornacejE. — Of the Cornaceat we have Aucuba as a good ever- 



