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balanced specimens where smoke and filth 

 are the order of the day. It is a pretty 

 evergreen shrub, of free and vigorous growth, 

 and one that is able to take care of itself 

 under almost any conditions. It does well in 

 the shade and under the drip of other trees, 

 though it is all the better for a sunny site, 

 but not too exposed a situation. The Spurge 

 Laurel is readily propagated, and young 

 plants are usually found in quantity where 

 old, established specimens abound. 



COTONEASTERS of various kinds succeed 

 well as town plants. All, or nearly all, are 

 valuable for covering bare and unsightly ob- 

 jects, and, as they grow well in the roughest 

 and poorest of soils, they may be used in 

 positions where other less accommodating 

 subjects will hardly succeed. As ornamental 

 plants, many of the Cotoneasters are highly 

 valuable, from their neat, glossy leaves and 

 abundance of brightly coloured fruit. Par- 

 ticular mention may be made of C. frigid a, 

 with its large clusters of scarlet berries; 

 C. Simonsii, with silky foliage and ver- 



