CHAPTER XXIV 



TENDER SHRUBS AND TREES IN THE 

 SOUTH-WEST 1 



THE possibilities that exist of the successful open- 

 air culture of tender subjects in the south-west are 

 but little dreamt of by the majority of English flower- 

 lovers. They doubtless read with interest the accounts 

 in the horticultural press of Australian; Chilian, and 

 Californian flowering trees and shrubs growing in 

 their native habitats, and possibly feel a desire to 

 visit these climes in order that they may verify 

 with their own eyes the truth of their readings. As 

 a matter of fact, however, a lengthy sea-voyage is by 

 no means indispensable in order to view certain of 

 these exotics flourishing in the open air, for a few 

 hours' journey by rail will bring the passenger to a 

 land where many of these denizens of other climes 

 may be seen enjoying robust health under English 

 skies. 



The following list of tender shrubs and trees 

 growing in the gardens of the south-west cannot claim 

 to be an exhaustive one, since it contains only such 

 as have been personally noticed in good health during 

 rambles along the southern coast-line of Cornwall 



1 Probably all the trees and shrubs mentioned in this and the following 

 chapter will succeed in Ireland. 



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