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very hardy. The bright-green shoots in spring 

 are lovely against dark firs. 



Monkey Puzzle Araucaria. 



Pine Pinus. Trees with needle-shaped leaves. 



Scotch Firs Pinus sylvestris. 



Silver Firs Piccea and Abies. 



Spruce Firs Abies. 



Wellingtonia Seguoia gigantea. 



EVEEGBEEN SHBUBS. 



Aucuba Aucuba japonica, or Spotted Laurel, 

 are shrubs with large shining leaves mottled with 

 yellow. To get berries, the male form (with green 

 leaves) must be planted near the spotted kind. 



Arbutus Arbutus unedo, "Strawberry Tree". 

 So called from the fruit, which is very like a straw- 

 berry. It is a beautiful shrub, growing ten or 

 twelve feet high ; it has white flowers, followed by 

 the red fruit in great abundance in autumn, pre- 

 senting a grand appearance, but it requires a 

 sheltered position. 



Azalea Azalea mollis. These are most charm- 

 ing shrubs, with flowers of every shade of yellow, 

 pink and red ; they must have a peat or iron soil, 

 and a sheltered position ; but if they are situated 

 in a place and soil that suits them, nothing can 



