262 HARDY PICTORIAL TREES. 



No. V. 

 [From " The Gardeners' Chronicle? June \^th i86;,/. 628.] 



FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS (EVERGREEN). 



So numerous are the species and varieties of hardy flower- 

 ing trees and shrubs that there is a difficulty in reducing 

 the number within reasonable limits. Many of the old 

 kinds which have had a name in the past, must now give 

 place to kinds of recent introduction, which while they 

 serve to fill the place of the former as regards general 

 character and foliage, excel them in the beauty of their 

 flowers. In making a selection, the amateur will be 

 guided by the season at which he wishes to have the 

 greatest display; in some places this may be spring, in 

 others summer, and in others again autumn. Leaving 

 this and other special objects to be sought out and 

 realised by the individual planter, I can but deal with the 

 matter from a general point of view, selecting the most 

 desirable kinds at whatever season they may flower. 



Andromeda floribunda. Height, 2 feet. This beauti- 

 ful dwarf evergreen, which is covered with numerous spikes 

 of snow-white flowers in winter and early spring, thrives 

 best in peat or light loam. It is worthy of a special plot 

 in every garden. 



Arbutus Unedo. Height, 15 feet. This is the type of 

 a numerous family, all more or less interesting, thriving 

 best in light loam. The flowers are white. Of the scarlet 

 flowering kinds, A. U. Croomii is the largest and hand- 

 somest. A. Andrachne hybrida is also a beautiful kind, 

 with large shining leaves, and long spikes of white flowers. 



Berberis Aquifolium. Height, 5 feet. A dark green 

 evergreen with ample foliage, producing an abundance of 

 yellow flowers in early spring, succeeded by clusters of 

 purple berries in autumn. Hardy, handsome, and free, 

 thriving in any soil, this plant on account of its beauty and 

 cheapness should be abundantly planted. It forms ex- 



