EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



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rock-work and positions where they were not exposed to the 

 south, we have found in use very attractive and effective. 



There are three or four varieties, all with white flowers, and 

 all of a low, rather pendant and creeping habit, and their use 

 should be more generally adopted, especially in rock-work, or 

 as undergrowth in shaded situations. 



Andromeda. Two varieties of andromeda, viz.: floribunda 

 and polifolia, are described by Mr. Fuller in his " Forest Tree 

 Culturisf as worthy of extensive cultivation. They are of slow 

 growth, with lanceolate leaves and white flowers, forming pretty, 



Fig. 46. Kalmia. 



low shrubs, r.nd suited even to wet soils. "We have had no 

 experience with them. 



Euonymus or Spindle Tree. This is a class of beautiful 

 evergreen shrubs that prove partially hardy about New York, 

 and are suited for planting in the Southern States; but they 

 can not be depended upon anywhere north. 



Holly Ilex. The European holly is so beautiful in England, 



