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the most suitable for planting singly on the lawn. The 

 Japanese maples are highly attractive when planted in 

 beds large enough to hold from twelve to eighteen 

 plants, and their effectiveness is greatly enhanced by 

 associating with them some of the choice golden-leaved 

 shrubs that will be mentioned ; groups comprising three 

 or four plants each, arranged in the first or second row 

 of the shrubbery, present a charming appearance. Each 

 border group should consist of the same variety, but 

 the beds may contain as many of the varieties as may be 

 desired. 



The Japanese maples require a comparatively light 

 and well-drained soil, and they should have a sheltered 

 position assigned them ; more especially is some shelter 

 desirable in the colder districts. Acer palmatum dissectum, 

 A. p. linearilobum and A. p. septemlobum, are beautiful 

 varieties, with finely cut leaves of various shades of 

 green ; A. p. atropurpureum, A. p. linearilobium atro- 

 purpureum, A. p. roseo-marginatum^ A. p. sanguineum, and 

 A. p. septemlobum elegans purpureum, have elegant leafage 

 of various shades of bronze and purple-crimson, and 

 A. p. aureum has leaves of a yellowish shade. 



CORNUS OR DOGWOODS. The dogwoods comprise 

 some of the most beautiful of the hardy shrubs with 

 variegated leaves, and the finer forms should have a place 

 in the smallest garden. They are the best adapted for 

 planting along the front of the shrubbery border, and 

 on the margin of lawn beds devoted to hardy shrubs. 

 They are all highly effective when arranged in groups 

 of three plants each, as the mass of leafage is then 

 sufficient to produce a rich display of colour. They will 

 thrive in any ordinary garden soil, one that is moderately 

 light being preferable. 



The most desirable are : Cornus alba Spathi, a very 

 distinct variety, the leaves large, broadly margined, 

 with gold. C. mas aurea elegantissima, a beautiful form, 



