Contents 



CHAPTER PAGE 



1. DAPHNE i 



2. THE GOLDEN BELL ...... 9 



3. THE FLOWERING CURRANTS ..... 15 



4. THE BARBERRIES . . . . . . .25 



5. THE QUINCES . . . . . . -35 



6. ROSEMARY . 43 



7. THE GORSE 53 



8. ANDROMEDA AND ITS ALLIES .... 60 



9. AZARA 69 



10. KERRIA, OR JEW'S MALLOW . . . 7 2 



11. THE LAURELS ....... 77 



12. CEANOTHUS, OR " MOUNTAIN SWEET " . .84 



13. THE AZALEAS . . . . . . .90 



14. LILACS AND PRIVETS 100 



15. THE KALMIAS . . . . . . .112 



16. MEXICAN ORANGE AND SKIMMIA . . . .118 



17. THE WEIGELAS 124 



18. THE EVERGREEN RHODODENDRONS. . ' . 129 



19. THE DEUTZIAS ....... 139 



20. BROOMS AND GENISTAS 144 



21. SYRINGA, OR MOCK ORANGE ... . 152 



22. THE ESCALLONIAS 159 



23. THE BUDDLEIAS . 165 



