100 THE GAEDENEE'S COMPANION 



deeply that it is impossible to get rid of it when 

 once you have got it. 



PLANTS UNDER TREES. 



The difficulty with overhanging trees is that the 

 ground underneath is generally very dry, as no dew 

 falls on it, and at other times it is beaten down 

 hard after rain by the heavy drops falling from the 

 leaves and branches. However, the triumph of 

 gardening, as in every other art, is to overcome 

 difficulties, so if you cannot do away with any beds 

 or borders that have become overshadowed by 

 trees, you must do the best you can to make them 

 look furnished. 



The shrubs that I have found most easily grown 

 under these conditions are Rosa rugosa, Spiraea 

 sorbifolia, Snowberry (Symphoricarpus), Deutzia 

 crenatafl. pi., Butcher's Broom (Rvuscus aculeatus), 

 and Alexandrian Laurel (Ruscus racemosus), but 

 the two last are very slow growing. 



The common "Male Fern" from the woods is 

 always beautiful, and will grow under almost any 

 conditions ; while for flowering plants I would 

 recommend Campanula persicifolia, C. grandis, 

 C. macrantha, Foxgloves. Hepatica, and the little 



