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bounded by a thick shrubbery, so as to shield it from very severe weather. It 

 thrives best in peat, or bog soil. 



K. glauca and glauca elegans are highly beautiful and early blooming 

 shrubs. They form a pretty group mixed with Rhododendron hirsutum, and 

 ferrugineum. 



The Camellia Japonica makes one of the most splendid shrubs imaginable, 

 when it succeeds. It does pretty well in sheltered situations in the south 

 of England. It requires to be embosomed in a thick group of evergreen 

 shrubs, or on lawn in a bay of shrubs. I have no doubt it may be found to 

 do well, too, in select places in the northern counties. At all events, such as 

 are in pots for late blooming, when plunged in the lawn, and both pots and 

 soil covered with moss, make handsome objects in sheltered spots near the 

 windows. 



The Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflora) makes a handsome grass plant, 

 supported by a device of wirework, or it may be trained to a strong iron 

 rod, and occasionally pruned, to keep it within bounds, but not in a stiff or 

 formal manner. It is the handsomest of all the family, and highly valuable. 

 because it blooms at a time when flowers are so scarce. Its green slender 

 twigs, studded with bright canary-coloured blossoms, make it a beautiful 

 object. 



The Rhododendron ranks amongst the most favourite shrubs we have ; 

 all of them are highly ornamental and beautiful flowering evergreens. Some 

 of the hybrids of catawbiense and ponticum are hardier than most of our 

 evergreen shrubs. Some of the more tender kinds, such as R. Russelliana. 

 R. nivaticum, R. Nobleana, Smith's white, R. campanulatum, and Cunnyng- 

 ham's white, with many others, are truly splendid and mostly early bloomers. 

 They may be grown to great perfection in moderately sheltered situations, it' 

 planted in proper composts of sandy peat, decayed turf, and leaves. 



The R. Caucasicum, although a shy grower, is nevertheless indispensable 

 on account of its buff or light yellow blossoms, so distinct from other varieties : 

 and the Caucasicum album is also indispensable, on account of its healthy 

 habit of growth, and free blooming, for which it is unrivalled. 



The R. hirsutum and ferrugineum are pretty smaU flowering kinds, 

 and arc highly proper for grass plants, for fronting beds, and for destroying 

 the edges of such beds as are eventually to blend naturally with the lawn. 



