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Winter Flowering Shrubs. 



From November to March the following shrubs appear 

 in flower, and are, therefore, rendered of particular value : 



Berberis Nepalensis 

 Chimonanthus fragrans 

 Cornus Mas 

 Corylopsis pauciflora 



spicata 



Cratsegus Oxyacantha prsecox 

 Daphne Mezereum and varieties 

 Erica carnea 



codonodes 

 Hamamelis arborea 



Hamamelis Japonica 



Zuccariniana 

 Jasminum nudiflorum 

 Lonicera fragrantissima 

 Khododendron Nobleanum 



prsBCOx 



Prunus Amygdalus 

 Stachyurus prsecox 

 Viburnum Tinus 



Shrubs for the Shade, 



The list of shrubs that will succeed well when planted 

 beneath the shade and drip of trees is comparatively a 

 short one, and would include the Periwinkles (Vinca major 

 and V. minor), the St. John's Wort (Hypericum calycinum), 

 the Mezereons (Daphne Mezereum and D. laureola), and 

 the Alexandrian laurel (Ruscus racemosus). Of course, the 

 common Ivy and Euonymus are also at home in shady 

 situations, but they hardly come within the scope of this 

 book. 



In order to give the newly-planted shrubs the best 

 chance of succeeding it is well to substitute the poverized 

 soil beneath the trees by fresh loam, which will greatly 

 assist the shrubs to start away and take to their new and 

 trying situation. 



Shrubs for Peaty Soil, 



Some of our handsomest flowering shrubs belong to the 

 section known as American or peat-loving, and of these the 

 following are, perhaps, the most desirable : 



Andromeda (Zenobia) cassi- 



nsefolia] 

 floribunda 

 Bryanthus erectus 



Clethra alnifolia 

 paniculata 

 Dabo3cia polifolia 



