Arbutus 



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Arches 



roof and sides of an arbour are Ampelopsis 

 quinquefolia, climbing Roses, especially Crimson 

 Kambler and some of the charming multiilora 

 varieties, Hops, both green and golden, Tropieolum 

 canariense (Canary Creeper), T. majus, Wistaria 

 sinensis, Aristolochia Sipho, and Smilax aspera. 

 There is really no lack of material to assist those 

 who wish to make an arbour. 



ARBUTUS. (STRAWBERRY TKEE.) 



Very effective and ornamental evergreen shrubs 

 and trees (ord. Ericaceae) of great value for shrub- 

 beries and pleasure grounds. The greater number 

 are hardy, and the fruit of some of the species adds 

 much to "their value as ornamental plants. Propa- 

 gated by grafting, budding, inarching, or seeds. 

 the last-named being preferable. Sow in March or 

 April. A light, warm, and rather dry peaty or 

 sandy soil is best. In exceptionally hard winters 

 some are cut to the ground, so that a little pro- 

 tection is advisable in cold districts. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



Andrachne, 14', Ap., grn.,wh. A pretty tree 

 with leaves not unlike those of a Laurel (syn. 

 integrifolia). 



serratifolia, 12', yel. (nee hybrida). 



Menziesii, 10', Sep., wh. Valuable for mild 

 localities. Fruit or. red (syns. procera and An- 

 drachne of gardens). 



Unedo, 8' to 20', Sep., wh. A charming shr. 

 with clusters of flowers, followed by sc. Strawberry- 

 like fruit. Good vars. with pk. and red flowers are 

 coccinea and rubra. 



Other Species : 

 hybrida, 10', Sep., wh. 



ARCHES. 



The value of arches in the flower garden is two- 

 fold. First they help to break up the monotony 

 of what might otherwise be a flat surface, and thus 

 do away with the appearance of dwarfness and 

 stiffness. Then they afford congenial support to 

 various climbing plants, which by their foliage or 

 flowers, or both, add variety to the garden. 



They may be constructed of wood or of iron. 

 Rustic wood arches have an excellent effect vvhea 

 care is taken that they are not too heavy. The 

 main posts should be stout, and, to minimise the 

 effects of rot, it will be well to have the butts 

 treated with creosote. 



Iron arches are lighter in build, and although the 

 plants do not take so kindly to them as they do to 

 the wood, yet the difficulty is not a serious one. 



In all cases arches should have their feet firmly 

 bedded in the soil, for, with the plants they bear, 

 they offer a considerable surface to the wind. 

 The height of the arch from the ground, after it is 

 fixed, should be at least T. 



All the plants that are suitable for arbours will 

 do upon arches, and, in addition, Tecoma (Bignonia) 

 radicans, Jasminum ofScinale, J. nudiflorum, hardy 

 Vines, and, in the south and south-west of England, 

 Solanum jasminoides, Passiflora cserulea, and P. c. 

 Constance Elliot may be named. This, however, 

 does not by any means exhaust the list. Fruit 

 trees, chiefly Apples and Pears, have been trained 

 in this way. 



Archangel (see Angelica). 

 Arehamjellca (see Angelica'). 

 Archangel Mats (see Mats). 



Photo : F. Weatlusrby. Soutliport. 



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