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or even approaches in value the Common Ivy and its 

 varieties for the special purposes for which they are 

 adapted. The best that are available are the Jasmine, 

 Ercilla volubilis (Bridgesta spicata), Smilax, Qematis 

 calycina, and tenderer things like Lardizabala and 

 Passiflora ccerulea. 



Evergreens as a whole are much neglected in 

 ordinary gardens. Instead of drawing upon the 

 great wealth of shrubs available, so many go on 

 using the same old things over and over again, 

 generally Aucuba, Portugal and Cherry Laurels, 

 Rhododendron ponticum, and such like. 



THE BEST EVERGREENS. The following is a 

 representative list of the hardier species of evergreens 

 which are considered most deserving of attention, 

 and I have roughly grouped them according to their 

 size. Conifers are not included. There is, of course, 

 considerable difference in the sizes to which ever- 

 greens attain, according to the climate in which they 

 are growing. The grouping here is merely intended 

 to give an approximate idea of their habit. Those 

 marked with an asterisk (*) are the more tender ones, 

 and although valuable in the southern and warmer 

 parts of the country, have not been grown in the 

 colder localities, or if so, against a wall. Probably 

 several quite as good as those mentioned are omitted, 

 and there are always some beautiful plants that do 

 well in certain places, but fail in the majority of 

 gardens. Such evergreens, for instance, as Fremontia 

 californica, Embothrium coccineum, Carpenteria californica^ 

 and many other things like the New Zealand Veroni- 



