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conditions must be duly considered in working out the general 

 planting arrangement of each place, independently of the grouping 

 for effect. Nevertheless, it may be found useful to have a list of 

 trees and shrubs suitable for special districts, and the plants, of 

 which lists are given, are those that will grow, if not thrive, in 



(a). Shade, or can be used for undergrowth. 



(b\ Chalky soil. 



(c). Peaty soil. 



(d). Exposed situations, or near the sea. 



(g). Smoky districts, or those in the neighbourhood of towns. 



(a). Aucuba Japonica, Berberis aquifolia, Bramble, Broom, Box, 

 Butcher's Broom, Cotoneaster Simonsii, English Yew, Evergreen 

 Privet, Elder, Holly, Portugal Laurel, Rhododendron ponticum, 

 Phillyrea, Savin, Scarlet Dogwood, Snowberry, St. John's Wort, 

 Skimmia oblata, Thuja Wareana, Vinca, Abies pectinata, Abies alba, 

 Abies Canadensis, Abies nigra, Pinus pumilio, Cephalotaxus Fortunei, 

 Black Thorn, Hornbeam, etc. 



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(b}. Privets in variety, Elder, common, black, and golden, Veronica 

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 Traversii, Currants in variety, Leycesteria formosa, Buddlea globosa, 



Berberis aquifolia, Box in variety, Laurel, both Caucasica and rotundi- 

 folia, Dogwood in variety, Coronilla emerus, Cotoneaster Simonsii, 

 Thorns in variety, Pinus Austriaca, Pinus nobilis, Daphne pontica 

 and mezereum, Beech in variety, Yew in variety, Hibiscus Syriacus, 

 St. John's Wort, Hollies in variety, Poplars, Prunus Pissardi, Service 

 tree, Symphoricarpus racemosus, Larch, Guelder rose, Periwinkle, etc. 

 (c]. Rhododendron, viz. named varieties, seedling varieties of 

 R. Catawbiense, dwarf varieties, e.g. R. Wilsoni, hirsutum, ferrugi- 

 neum, myrtifolium, ovatum, and R. ponticum, Kalmia, Andromeda, 

 Azaleas, both Ghent and pontica, Heaths, Gaultheria, Ledum, Men- 

 siesta, Epigoea, American Cranberry, Pernettya, Polygala, Rhodora 

 Canadensis, Vaccinium, White Cedar, Willow, Birch, Hemlock Spruce. 



