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bank or low wall. F. viridissima is more compact than 

 the foregoing, and likes a position fully exposed to the 

 sun. 



Deutzia. The hardy outdoor kinds are crenata and 



flore-pleno, both with white flowers, those of the latter 



being faintly tinged with pink. The slender stems and 



clustering racemes of flowers render this a delightful 



shrub. 



Kalmia. Mountain Laurel. Charming evergreen 

 shrubs from North America. The waxy flowers are 

 produced in clusters, the colour being a delicate rose. 

 K. latifolia is the best, and will thrive in garden soil in 

 which there is a slight admixture of peat. On limestone 

 soils they are seldom a success. 



Berberis. Barberry. The best of the group is E. 

 Darivinii, an evergreen variety with showy orange 

 flowers. B. vulgar is, the Common Barberry, is more 

 beautiful in fruit than in flower, a charming companion 

 being B. Thunbergii, with bright scarlet berries, and 

 foliage turning to a rich tint in autumn. The Mahonias 

 are also included under this head, of which the common 

 variety, M. aquifolium, should be in every collection. 

 Its copper-coloured leaves, bright yellow flowers and 

 purple berries, afford a good contrast to other plants in 

 the shrubbery. 



Weigela. Bush Honeysuckle. Charming groups of 

 these shrubs may be formed on the edges of lawns and 

 other suitable places. There are many varieties, nearly 

 all beautiful, their autumn foliage being particularly 

 well coloured. W. rosea is the form generally met with, 

 but it is hardly so deserving as W. grandiflora, or 

 anabiliSy as it is often known. There is a fine golden- 

 leaved kind, W. Looymansi aurea, which may be grown 

 if space can be found. 



Rhus. Sumach. More quaint, perhaps, than beautiful, 

 but worth planting, if only for their truly gorgeous 



