EVERGREENS 



THE more beautiful of the trees and shrubs that 

 retain their foliage throughout the year are so 

 useful in the production of pictorial effects in the 

 garden that they should be taken full advantage of 

 in the formation and rearrangement of shrubberies. 

 The dense growth and rich colouring of the majority 

 of the evergreens with green foliage renders them of 

 much value for contrasting during the summer months 

 with the graceful growth and lighter tints of deciduous 

 kinds, and during the winter their foliage adds much to 

 the charms of the garden at that season. Some have 

 beautifully variegated leaves and others produce brightly 

 coloured fruits, and the most striking of these should 

 be planted rather freely, more particularly the former 

 which are highly attractive throughout the year. Those 

 with green leaves that do not produce conspicuous fruits 

 must be planted rather sparingly because of the risk of 

 their giving to the garden a somewhat sombre and 

 monotonous appearance. 



ARBUTUS OR STRAWBERRY TREE. The species of 

 Arbutus and their hybrids are neat in growth, and their 

 greyish-green leafage, and clusters of pale-coloured 

 flowers render them very attractive. They are not 

 hardy in the northern parts of England, or indeed in the 

 Midlands, where the soil is naturally cold and heavy. 

 In the southern and western counties they make a 

 vigorous growth, and produce their campanulate or bell- 

 shaped flowers and bright red strawberry-like fruits in 

 great abundance. They form neat bushes, and under 

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