TOWN PLANTING. 



Aucuba japonica- This well-known evergreen shrub is of 

 great value for planting in urban districts, it being able to do 

 battle with a more than ordinary amount of atmospheric 

 impurities. For this reason it has been largely planted in 

 town squares and gardens, in the most crowded and densely- 

 populated parts. 



Griselinia littoralis. Although a little-known evergreen, 

 this is well suited for town planting, experiments having 

 proved it to be a most valuable addition to the limited 

 number of shrubs suitable for such a place. 



Hibiscus Syriacus is one of the few shrubs that can 

 successfully battle with an impure atmosphere. It is a shrub 

 which town residents should plant freely if they have a bit 

 of ground that they want to look pretty. 



The Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) does not receive 

 that amount of attention which its merits entitle it to. It 

 succeeds well in some of the most filthy and smoky districts 

 of our largest cities. 



The Venetian Sumach (Ehus cotinus) is a much-neglected 

 shrub, but for general usefulness it can hardly be surpassed 

 It is peculiarly suitable for planting in cities. 



The Stag's Horn Sumach (Elms typhina] must, on no 

 account, be omitted, as it is a plant of curious appearance 

 and one that thrives well in soot and dirt. 



Leycesteria formosa is a capital town plant ; what may 

 also be said of the Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) 

 indeed, too much praise can hardly be bestowed on these 

 shrubs for planting in the town garden and shrubbery. 



Skimmia japonica and the Snowy Mespilus (Amelanchier 

 Botryapium}, too, succeed well in smoke-infested districts ; 

 and the various kinds of Lilac particularly the Common 

 and Persian have few equals as town shrubs. 



In the Kentucky Coffee-Tree (Gymnocladus canadensis), 

 and Bladder Senna (Colutea arborescens) will be found two 

 most useful shrubs for the town garden. 



Phillyrea Vilmoriniana, Forsythia viridissima, and the 

 Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) are all more or less 

 suitable for planting where the atmospheric conditions are 

 not too affected by smoke and duct. 



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