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Mrs. Stirling, pink. 

 *Mrs. John Glutton, white. 



Old Port, plum. 

 *Pink Pearl, light pink. 



Purity, white, yellow eye. 

 *Sappho, white, maroon blotches. 

 *The Queen, blush. 



A newly introduced Alpine Rhododendron of con- 

 siderable interest, suitable for the rock garden, is intri- 

 catum, a tiny plant only a few inches high, with a very 

 small leaf. It was sent from China by the famous plant- 

 collector Wilson. The flowers are mauve and barely 

 half an inch across ; they are borne in trusses. 



The flowering Currants, Ribes, are somewhat common 

 but useful shrubs, flowering early and profusely. The 

 dark varieties of sanguineum, such as atrorubens and 

 atrosanguineum, are worthy of attention. 



Romneya Coulteri, the great white Californian Poppy, 

 has now become fairly familiar in gardens. The less- 

 known species trichocalyx so nearly resembles Coulteri 

 that it is not necessary to grow both. A deep, friable 

 soil and a sheltered site are desirable. 



The garden Brambles, such as Rubus deliciosus, with 

 large white flowers showing up against the dark bark, 

 are deserving of space. Biflorus and lasiostylus are 

 grown for their white stems. 



The Spiraeas are of great value, and arguta, a hybrid, 

 is particularly beautiful, with its long sprays of pure 

 white bloom in spring. Japonica (syn. callosa) with flat 

 heads of red flowers in summer, and its excellent varieties 

 Anthony Waterer, Bumalda and ruberrima, are worthy 

 of places. Bracteata, a late spring bloomer with flowers 



* These are particularly good/ 



