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Fuchsia. Not a very hardy plant, but in mild 

 districts, or by the sea, growing to a great size ; and 

 it is so beautiful that it is well worth trying. 

 Against a wall facing west would give it the best 

 chance. F. Riccartoni is the most hardy. 



Qorse. The common Gorse is Ulex europceus, 

 not very fit for a garden ; but the Spanish Gorse, 

 Genista hispanica, is a beautiful plant ; low grow- 

 ing (about two feet) and spreading ; a mass of 

 golden flowers late in May. 



Guelder Rose Viburnum. The well-known 

 " Snowball Tree " is a lovely shrub for the garden. 

 V. optdus sterile grows ten to twelve feet high, 

 with pretty foliage and masses of round white balls 

 of flower in June. The leaves take beautiful 

 colours in the autumn, which makes it a specially 

 desirable shrub. There are also a number of newer 

 Japanese and Chinese varieties, of which V. pli- 

 catum is a very beautiful one. 



Hibiscus Althea frutex, is a beautiful flowering 

 shrub, which grows ten feet high, with white 

 flowers in autumn ; there are also other varieties 

 with different coloured flowers. 



Kerria Kerria japonica. This is a fine old- 

 fashioned plant, with little yellow rosette-like 



