472 GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



Ericas of sorts Picea excelsa clanbrassiliana 



Gaultheria procumbens , , pygmaea 



Helianthemum of sorts Rhododendron ferrugineum 



Juniperus prostrata ,, anthopogon 



Leiophyllum buxifolium Thuya plicata minima 



Hedge Plants 



Beech Holly 



Berberis Darwinii Hornbeam 



,, vulgaris Juniperus chinensis 



Box Tree Privet 



Buckthorn Quick or Thorn 



Cupressus lawsoniana Taxus baccata (Yew) 



,, nootkatensis Thuya Menziesii 

 Euonymus japonicus ,, occidentalis 



Fuchsias 



Plants for Pond Sides. 



Arrowhead, Double White Iris sibirica 



Arum Lily (where mild enough) ,, Pseudacorus (English Iris) 



Buckbean Japan Primrose (Primula japonica) 



Cardinal and Yellow Willows Loosestrife (Lythrum Salicaria and roseum 



Day Lilies super bum) 



Ferns, especially the Royal Fern and Ostrich Marsh Marigolds (Caltha palustris) 



Fern (Struthiopteris) Polygonum sachalinense, 9 ft. 

 Globe-flowers (Trollius) ,, cuspidatum 



Gunner a scabra Ranunculus Lingua (Great Spear wort) 



,, manicata Spiraea palmata 



Herbaceous Phloxes Willow Herb (Epilobium) 

 Iris Ksempferi (Japan Iris) 



A Few Plants for Water Surface 



Nymphasas (Water Lilies), many lovely Cape Pond-flower (Aponogeton distachyon) 



hybrids, colours from white to intense Water Forget-me-not 



CONIFERS 



These shrubs and trees are not so popular as formerly, and we are in a measure thank- 

 ful for this, as they were chosen recklessly, many very tender kinds being planted in 

 gardens. It is a great mistake to put the Chili Pine (Araucaria excelsa), also known as the 

 Monkey Puzzle, in a small garden, when we have so many beautiful flowering shrubs. 

 One may write the same of the Deodar. Conifers are useless in towns. Abies and Piceas 

 are much confused in nurseries, so we give the names according to the Kew standard. 

 The finest Conifers are : 

 Abies cephalonia (Grecian Silver Fir), will grow to a height of 60 feet ; light green leaves, 



silvery underneath, north aspect best. 

 A. amabilis, vigorous, handsome, deep glossy green, silvery white lines on under side of 



leaf. 



A. concolorand variety violacea, both good hardy and effective trees. 

 A. nobilis, will grow 250 feet high in its native home of California ; give moist soil, open 



position. 



A. nordmanniana (Nordmann's Fir), one of the most beautiful of Silver Firs. 

 Cedrus Deodara (Deodar Cedar). Very elegant, Himalayas, good for lawn or to form an 



avenue ; well suited for planting near towns. Robusta, erecta, and variegata are 



very distinct. 

 C. Libani (Cedar of Lebanon) is well known, and another beautiful cedar is C. atlantica, 



which is quite hardy and is a success in hungry soils. Good varieties are fastigiata, 



erect in growth ; aurea, with golden foliage ; andglauca, silvery. 



