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Daphnes are desirable if only for their fragrance. They make small, 

 neat bushes, and the Mezereon is covered with fragrant reddish 

 flowers before the leaves appear. 



Heaths (Ericas) are well-known inhabitants of peaty uplands, and 

 such species as carnea, mediterranea, and lusitanica are worth 

 growing in the garden. 



Deutzias are abundant bloomers, and bear long sprays of white 

 flowers. Crenata flore pleno is a grand variety. 



Diervillas (Weigelas) are lovely shrubs, which clothe themselves 

 with flowers from top to bottom. Rosea, alba, and Eva 

 Rathke are all good. They thrive in most soils. 



Forsythias bloom early and profusely, often being covered with 

 yellow flowers in March, before the leaves appear. Suspensa 

 is one of the best species. 



The best Hydrangea is paniculata grandiflora, which produces 

 immense heads of white bloom. It likes shelter. 



The double Kerria is best against a low wall, or in a sheltered angle. 

 Here it is completely clothed in small deep yellow rosettes. 



Lavender will thrive in most soils, and needs hardly any culture. 

 The perfume of the flower is too well known to need de- 

 scription. 



Magnolias are glorious shrubs, and will thrive out of doors if put in 

 sheltered places. Stellata and conspicua are particularly good. 

 The former blooms in April before its leaves appear. Grandi- 

 flofa is best against a wall. 



Philadelphia or Mock Orange is not remarkable for handsome foliage 

 or graceful form, but it is well worth growing for the perfume 

 of the flowers. 



Rhododendrons are the most beautiful of all flowering shrubs. They 

 have every merit except that of adapting themselves to all 

 kinds of soil. They love peat and loam, but they do not care 

 for sand, and they detest limestone. John Waterer, The 

 Queen, Pink Pearl, Michael Waterer, Memoir, and Old Port 

 are six good varieties of different colours. 



Ribes or Flowering Currant is a very useful shrub, on account of its 

 early and abundant blooming. It is always one of the first to 

 come into flower, and it covers itself with blossom. San- 

 guineum, album, and atrosanguineum are three of the best. 

 The Flowering Currants will thrive in almost any soil. The 

 whole plant has a strong but not disagreeable smell. 



Roses are generally grown to themselves, but one or two species are 

 good for shrubberies, notably the large-leaved, single-flowered, 

 bushy Japanese Rose. This has large flowers and hips. Alba 

 is a good white variety. Fellenberg and The Dawson are also 

 good shrubbery Roses on account of their bushy habit and 

 profuse blooming. See also Roses. 



The Rubus is a fruit-bearing genus, and generally restricted to the 

 fruit garden, but the species deliciosus is well worthy of a 

 place in the shrubbery, because of the beauty of its large white 

 flowers. 



Spiraeas are a host in themselves, for they will thrive in almost any 

 soil provided they have shelter, and they bloom abundantly. 



