TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



Flowering over 8 ft. high; E. glabra and E. g. variegata ; E. macrophylla, the " Fon Gumi ; " 



shrubs. E. multiflora, and E. pungens, " Natsu Gumi," which has provided quite a number 



of very fine coloured varieties. E. p. aurea, E. p. aureo-picta, E. p. Simonsii, E. p. S. 



aureo-variegata, E. p. tricolor, and E. p. variegata are all worthy of places in large 



shrubberies. T. 



ERICA (syn. Heath). A genus of pretty shrubby plants, very effective when grown in 

 masses on the rockery or as edgings to shrubberies. On the outskirts of pleasure 

 grounds there are often odd corners and scraps of ground where the soil is too poor 

 for most shrubs and in such positions, heaths are most valuable. Another interesting 

 feature is that the species and varieties now in cultivation provide a continual 

 Ericaceous display of bloom throughout the year. E. arborea has white flowers ; 

 E. australis, with purple-red flowers, borne in March and April, grows from 4 to 

 6 ft. high ; E. carnea and E. c. alba flower from February to April, and grow six 

 inches high ; E. ciliaris and the variety E. c. Maweana flower about August. E. 

 cinerea, with its numerous varieties, blooms throughout the Summer : the colours are 

 very fine in these forms. E. mediterranea flowers from March to May, and grows 

 about 4 ft. high ; but the best variety is E. m. hybrida, which flowers from December 

 to the end of April, and grows I foot high ; while E. multiflora, E. stricta, E. 

 tetralix, the " Cross-leaved Heath," and E. vagans, the " Cornish Heath," make a 

 good display. All the forms of Calluna are worth planting on high or rough ground. 



ESCALLONIA. See CLIMBERS. 



EUCRYPHIA PINNATIFOLIA, a native of Chili, is one of the finest shrubs grown, but 

 requires a sheltered position ; height 10 to 15 feet. 



EUONYMUS. A genus containing both evergreen and deciduous shrubs and small trees. 

 The following list is worth growing : E. europaeus, the " Spindle Tree," is valuable 

 for its display of red and yellow fruits ; E. americanus is the " Strawberry Bush ; " 



E. japonicus, with its numerous evergreen, variegated and golden forms, proves 

 useful for shrubberies. T. 



EXOCHORDA. A very beautiful shrub of compact growth, bearing white flowers in May ; 



it grows about 6 ft. high. E. Alberti and E. grandiflora are the two types. T. 



FORSYTHIA. Ornamental shrubs which bear showy yellow flowers in February and March. 



F. suspensa thrives well as a climber or grown as a bush. When the flowering 

 season is over, if the growths are cut back a fresh lot of shoots will spring up, to 

 be covered the following year with masses of flowers. F. viridissima and F. inter- 

 media are both good forms. T.S. 



GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS, the " Creeping Winter-green," is a pretty creeping shrub with 

 white wax-like flowers and red berries, G. Shallon thrives well in the shade of 

 trees. Both species may be used on the rockery. U.P. 



GENISTA. This genus is closely allied to Cytisus, and belongs to Order Leguminosae. 

 The following species are the best : G. setnensis, grows over 15 ft. high, with 

 pendulous habit, and bears yellow flowers ; G. cinerea, 8 to 10 ft. high, blooms in 

 June, and is a very fine plant ; G. hispanica, the " Spanish Gorse," flowers in June, 

 and grows 2 ft. high; G. pilosa, 2 ft. high; G. tinctoria, "Dyer's Greenweed," and 

 its double form, growing about 18 inches high, are two especially pretty plants ; 



G. virgata grows upwards of 15 ft. high, and is excellent for planting in the park 

 in the shade of other trees. T. 



HALESIA TETRAPTERA, the " Snowdrop or Silver-bell Tree," has racemes of white flowers. 



Other species are H. corymbosa ; H. diptera ; H. hispida, " Asagara ; " and H. 



parviflora ; all very interesting shrubs. T. 

 HAMAMELIS. This genus is one of the prettiest and most useful of shrubs. Though it 



has been neglected by planters up to the present, it is hoped that those who are 



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