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school, and in the north of England the plant is often called "lad's love." It 

 thrives in any soil, but likes a sunny, well-drained spot. Increased by cuttings 

 taken any time during the summer, and placed either in gentle heat, or under 

 a bell-glass in some sheltered corner. It flowers infrequently in most parts of 

 Britain, and is valued solely for its fragrant sprigs. 



A. PROCERA, Willdenow. 



A semi-woody plant of thin, erect habit, with pithy stems 6 to 8 ft. high, 

 smooth or furnished with a little grey down. Leaves trebly pinnate, the final 

 divisions thin and thread-like ; the entire leaf is 2 to 3 ins. long, and the same 

 wide ; dark green. Flower-heads nodding, \ in. across, yellowish green ; 

 produced in August in tall, slender panicles 12 to 20 ins. long, the lower 

 portion composed of racemes springing from the axils of the uppermost leaves. 



Native of S.E. Europe and Asia Minor. Although rather elegant in late 

 summer and autumn, when its tall stems are surmounted by their flower- 

 panicles, the plant is of only third-rate value in gardens. It is quite hardy, 

 and has lived outside for many years at Kew without protection. The leaves 

 when crushed have a slightly pungent aroma. 



A. TRIDENTATA, Nuttall SAGE BRUSH. 



An evergreen shrub of rather open habit, 6 to 8 ft. high ; stems lax when 

 young, clothed with shredding bark when old ; young shoots and leaves 

 covered with a dense, grey felt. Leaves of various sizes, crowded on the 

 stems in clusters ; wedge-shaped, tapering gradually from the apex (which is 

 three-toothed and truncate) to the stalk ; ^ to if ins. long, ^ to \ in. 

 wide at the apex. Flower-heads small, yellowish, \ in. long, supported by 

 grey-felted bracts ; produced in October in long, slender panicles, more or 

 less arching or pendulous, and 12 to 18 ins. long. No other hardy shrub in 

 cultivation has a leaf similar to this in colour and shape. 



Native of the western United States ; introduced to Kew in 1895. When 

 rubbed, the plant emits a strong but pleasant odour, which moisture of itself 

 appears to release, for after a shower, or still more after a wet day, the air for 

 several yarcls round a group of plants is filled with this aromatic scent. The 

 species is usually a great favourite with those who cultivate it on this account. 

 This shrub is one of those found in the dry alkaline districts of Western N. 

 America, which are known collectively as "sage-brush," and cover immense 

 areas with a grey, monotonous vegetation. In our gardens it makes a very 

 pleasing feature, not only for its fragrance, but also for the silvery grey foliage, 

 which provides an agreeable contrast to ordinary green shrubs. It can be 

 increased by cuttings made of half-ripened wood, and placed under a bell-glass 

 in the propagating frame. But it does not take root with the readiness and 

 certainty of most of its allies. 



ARUNDIN ARIA. BAMBOO. GRAMINE^E. 



Hardy bamboos are known in gardens under three generic terms, 

 viz. ARUNDINARIA, BAMBUSA, and PHYLLOSTACHYS. Whilst all the 

 species of Phyllostachys so-called are probably correctly placed, so 

 much cannot be said for all the species put under Bambusa and 

 Arundinaria. Many of them have never been critically examined in 

 flower, and their* location is more or less guesswork. In the nomen- 

 clature of the bamboos included in this work I have followed as closely 



