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ing strongly, as has been described. At the 

 other end, where the soil has not been made up, 

 the trees are not so luxuriant. This Araucaria 

 was introduced from Chili in 1796. It forms vast 

 forests at high altitudes on the slopes of the 

 Andes, often reaching to the snow line. Ever- 

 green ; height 50 to 100 feet. 



Arbor-vita, American. See Thujaoccidentalis. 



Arbor-vitce, Giant. See Libocedrus decurrens. 



Arbutus Unedo, the Strawberry Tree. An 

 ornamental shrub, bearing light coloured flowers 

 and ripe scarlet fruit both at the same time in 

 autumn. The fruit often hangs through the winter. 

 A fine specimen, between 6 and 7 feet high, is 

 to be seen at Fyling Hall ; it is well sheltered 

 among other shrubs. It requires light, warm soil 

 and a good sheltered situation. Evergreen ; in- 

 digenous West of Ireland and Southern Europe. 



Ash. See Fraxinus. 



Atriplex Halimus. A hardy shrub by the 

 seaside on the southern and western coasts, but 

 not quite proved on the north-east. 



Aucuba japonica. A very hardy shrub. Mr. 

 Barry speaks of it as " the best evergreen he has 

 for withstanding the blast from the fatal quarter," 

 and the more open the soil is kept the greater 

 resistance it shows. In the shrubberies where 

 the soil is not kept open by digging, it is very 

 slow in establishing itself. The illustration shows 



