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OTHER EVERGREENS 



ARCTOSTAPHYLOS. The best known 

 species is Uva - ursi, a prostrate- 

 habited, pink-flowered shrub, suit- 

 able for planting to hang over rock- 

 work or for covering banks. A. Manzanita is 

 a Californian shrub with rounded Eucalyptus- 

 like leaves. The flowers are pink and borne in 

 terminal corymbs in spring. It ought not to be 

 planted in exposed places. 



Aucuba japonica is a well-known shrub which 

 attains a height of 6 or 8 feet. The leaves 

 are glossy and Laurel-like, those of the type 

 being green, and those of various varieties golden 

 variegated. Male and female flowers are borne 

 on separate plants, and by planting both sexes 

 together very ornamental fruiting plants are ob- 

 tained, the fruits being red and retained through- 

 out winter. It is the most useful of all shrubs 

 for planting in dense, shady places, as it thrives 

 in places where most other things fail. It also 

 grows well in full sun. 



Azara microphylla is an elegant, Chilian shrub, 

 which grows at least 20 feet high, bearing small, 

 deep green leaves and white flowers. 



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