ARBORETUM. 



ARBORETUM. 



Height 

 in Feet. 

 Tilia Americana hetero- 



phylla 25 35 



pubescens 20 ,, 30 



Ulmus campestrisEnglish Elm 60 80 



Cornubi- 



ensis ...Cornish Elm 60 ,, 80 



latifolia 60 80 



montana Scotch or Wych 



Elm 30 ,, 50 



glabra vegeta 60 80 



Elms must be introduced sparingly in 

 the arboretum. In the foregoing l;st the 

 ash is purposely excluded, as its roots run 

 along near the surface, starving every tree 

 in the vicinity, and the top is never 

 sufficiently striking to repay the injury the 

 roots inflict. With the elm the case is 

 different ; although a gross feeder, and an 

 indefinite multiplier of greedy roots, its 

 effect in park or pleasure ground scenery is 

 magnificent in the extreme. 



Arboretum, Shrubs for. 



It is now necessary to give similar lists 

 of evergreens and deciduous shrubs, merely 

 remarking that as it was impossible to give 

 an exhaustive list of trees, complete in 

 itself and including every variety, so it is 

 equally impracticable to do so in the case 

 of shrubs, and the lists that are given must 

 be regarded as being sufficient and useful 

 representative lists. As many varieties, 

 both of the plain and variegated hollies, 

 should be grown as the spnce at command 

 will allow. There are about fifty varieties 

 grown in most large nurseries, all beautiful 

 and worthy of cultivation. It is desirable 

 for purchasers, before buying, to ascertain 

 what sorts thrive best in their respective 

 neighbourhoods, and to purchase those 

 sorts only. 



i. EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



Height 

 in Feet. 



Aucuba Japonica 4 to 8 



Berberis aqui- 



folium Holly-leaved Bar- 

 berry 3 6 



Darwinii 2 ,, 4 



Height 

 in Feet. 



Berberis dulcis 4 ,, 8 



Japonica 8 4 



,, Nepalensis 4 ,, 6 



,, Wallichiana 6 10 



Buxus sempervi- 



rens Common Box ... 4 ,, 8 



argentea 4 8 



,, aurea 4 8 



,, marginata 4 8 



Ceanothus azureus 8 10 



,, dentatus 4 ,, 6 



,, Veitchianus 4 ,, 6 



Cerasus Lusitan- 



icus Portugal Laurel 10 ,, 20 



,, laurocerasus Common Laurel 6 10 

 Cistus Cyprius ... Common Gum Cis- 



tus 4 ,, 6 



latifplius 3 4 



,, Lusitanicus 3 4 



,, purpureus 3 ,i 4 



Cotoneaster buxi- 



folia 3 ,, 5 



rotundifolia 3 ,, 4 



thymifolia i ig 



Cratsegus pyra- 



cantha Evergreen Thorn 4 10 



Daphne cucorum Garland Flower... i i 



,, Indica rubra 3 ,, 4 



laureola Sponge Laurel ... 4 6 



Pontica 4 .1 5 



Helianthemum 



candidum 3 



Hypericum calyci- 



nurn i ij 



Hex aquifolium ...Common Holly... 10 30 

 and varieties 



1/aurus nobilis Sweet Bay 15 ,, 25 



,, crispa 15 ,, 20 



j, ,, salicifolia 10 ,, 20 



Ligustrum luci- 



dum Chinese Privet ... 8 ,, 12 



,, Japonicum 6 8 



vulgare cholo- 



carpum 6 10 



,, ,, sempervi- 



rens 6 ,, 10 



Mahonia * fascicularis 3 8 



Fortunei 3 , 4 



trifoliata 3 5 



Phillyrea latifolia 10 ,, 15 



,, media 10 15 



Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom... i 2 



racemosus ...Alexandrian Laurel 4 



Spartium junceum Spanish Broom... 8 to 



Tarnarix Gallica... French Tamarisk 5 10 



Ulex Europsea Common Furze ... 6 8 



p ,, flore-pleno 6 ,, 8 



Viburnum tinus ...Laurustinus 8 ,, 10 



lucidum 8 ,, 10 



,, ,, variegatum 8 ,, 10 



Yucca filamentosa i ,, 2 



,, variegata i ,, a 



gloriosa 3 5 



fol. vane- 



eatis 3 5 



superba 6 10 



* * Mahonia is a synonym for Bc*-beris, It is 

 stldom u.->cd now. 



