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Erica 



(Hciitli] are lovely things for grouping in beds, or 

 oTowiiiii 1 amongst flowers on the lawn, and with shrubs. 



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They can be grown to flower from February to the end 

 of November in any soil, except chalk or limestone, and 

 can be propagated by division or layers, or by placing 

 cuttings in sandy peat under hand-lights in the Autumn. 

 The following varieties are some of the best : 



Erica arborca (tree-like heath), 20 ft. high, and 

 with white blossoms out from February to May. 



Erica australis (Australian heath), 6 ft. high, with 

 its purplish red blossoms expanded from March to July. 



Erica cerinthoides, about 3 ft. high, with scarlet 

 flowers in bloom from May to November. 



Erica codonodes, producing its w r hite and pink 

 flowers from February to May, and growing to a height 

 of 8 ft. Perhaps a little tender, but with shelter it will 

 do in many gardens. 



Erica mediterranea (Mediterranean heath), in height 

 about 6 ft., and producing its red blossoms from March 

 to May. 



Erica stricta, which makes an upright bush about 

 3 ft. high, completely covered with rose blossom from 

 August to November. 



