TREES AND SHRUBS. 37 



dense clusters for several weeks in April. It is well 

 suited to the rock garden, and grows well in any well- 

 drained soil. It can be easily increased by layering 

 the shoots in Spring. 



'Daphne Cneorum 



(Garland Flower] is an evergreen trailing shrub, 

 not more than a foot high, which, when in bloom, is 

 most attractive. The flowers are of a lovely shade of 

 pink, and appear at the end of the rather straggling 

 shoots twice a year, in April and September. It is 

 quite hardy, but should be treated and raised like the 

 Daphne Mezereum, q.v. 



'Daphne collina 



Is a very pretty little evergreen, not more than 

 3 ft. high, that produces its pinkish flowers from 

 January to June. It will thrive in any good garden 

 soil, and can easily be raised from cuttings in the 

 Autumn, inserted in peat under a bell glass. 



'Daphne SVIezereum 



(Mezereori}. It was a very fortunate thing for us 

 that Apollo fell in love with Daphne, the beautiful 

 daughter of the river god Ladon, or we should never 

 have known this charming shrub that was named after 



