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they are seen among evergreens such as the Yew, Box, 

 oi- Holly. It can be raised from seed, suckers, or 

 layers, and prefers a sunny spot with a good deep 

 loam, but it is not at all particular, and will grow well 

 in the shade, so long as it is not under the drip of 

 trees. 



Cotoneaster frigida 



Is a sub-evergreen tree that will grow to a height 

 of 30 ft. and bear numerous white flowers in April and 

 May. In the Autumn it produces most beautiful 

 scarlet fruit, as abundant as those on the Rowan, with 

 the additional advantage that birds do not seem to 

 care to eat them. It can be easily cultivated in 

 ordinary garden soil, and raised in the Spring from 

 seed, or in the Autumn by cuttings or layers, or by 

 grafting it on to the Cotoneaster vulgaris, the common 

 Quince, or the Hawthorn. 



Cotoneaster microphylla 



Grafted standard high on to the thorn, according 

 to Loudon, forms a beautiful drooping evergreen tree, 

 and it will cover a wall almost as quickly as ivy. 

 Rambling over stones, rocks, grass, or hanging over 

 walls, this evergreen trailer always looks well, and 

 particularly so in April and May, when its small white 



