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planted for the brilliancy of their foliage in autumn if for nothing 

 else. The Lilacs are indispensable, and such varieties as Charles X. 

 should, in choice collections of shrubs, take the place of some of 

 the commoner kinds ; virgiualis is a pure white. The ]\Iagnolias are 

 a neglected race, the reason being probably that 'some of them are 

 rather tender, but Magnolia Lenue and M. tripetala (Umbrella 

 Tree) are hardy, and M. acuminata is a grand lawn tree. 



The Honej'suckles are well known to everybody as wall and 

 pole climbers, but they are equally beautiful as standards and 

 half-standards in the front of the borders. Lonicera nigra, L. 

 rosea grandiilora, and L. tatarica alba are all useful. The Tree 

 P;eouy may be had in numerous varieties, which are so beautifid in 

 spring, either as border plants or in pots for the conservatory, that 

 they will be largely grown some day when their merits are recog- 

 nised. The Philadelphus (Syringa), or Mock Orange as it is com- 

 monly called, from its strong fragrance being much akin to the real 

 orange blossom, are also excellent early summer-flowering shrubs. 

 P. grandiflorus and P. speciosissima are amongst the best ; all are 

 white-flowered, two have double flowers, and one has variegated 

 foliage. Potentilla fruticosa, Prunus triloba, P. sinensis alba fl.- 

 pl., and P. rosea fl.-pl., are very desirable, as are also the follow- 

 ing : — Pyrus Aucuparia (Mountain Ash), P. Aria (White Beam 

 Tree), P. domestica (True Service Tree), Ribes (flowering Currants), 

 R. sanguinea (red), R. s. flore-pleuo (double red), R. albidum 

 (white), R. aureum (yellow), Spiriea aritefolia (white), S. bella 

 (rose), S. callosa (rose), S. Douglasi (pink), S. opidiefolia lutea 

 (yellow), S. prunifolia fl.-pl. (white), S. Reevesi (white), S. 

 salicifolia carnea (pink). The Spiraeas are beautiful flowering 

 shrubs, mostly of low growth. The Venetian Sumach (Rhus 

 Cotinas) is one of the most beautiful and interesting shrubs for a 

 front plant in the border, or as a single si^ecimen on the lawn R. 

 typhina (Stag's-horu). Tamarix elegans, a very interesting elegant 

 little plant of feathery growth, makes a pretty low group on the 

 grass or at the edge of the border — excellent for seaside planting. 

 Viburnum Opulus (Gruelder Rose), V. Lantana (Wayftiring Tree), 

 Virgilia lutea, Weigela rosea, and W. amabilis alba are very pretty 

 and interesting families of low shrubs adapted for })ot culture in a 

 collection of hardy plants in a cool house or for forcing, also 

 Xanthocera sorbifolia, a pretty, hardy, white-flowered shrub. I 

 do not profess to give more than a selection. If more are re- 

 quired, pay a visit to a large nursery in the spring, when shrubs 

 are mostly in flower. 



Select List of Evergreen Trees and Shrubs — Conifers. 

 — Of these I have already referred with approval to the Cedar of 



