594 GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



Ginkgo biloba or Salisburia adiantifolia is a very distinct and quite hardy Conifer, 

 especially adapted for town gardens. Its autumn tints are rich yellow and orange. 



Juniperus (Junipers). The following are quite hardy and happy in well-drained soil : 

 Red Cedar (/. virginiana), excellent for fringe of lawn, rich green leaves, passing 

 to brown in winter. /. chinensis is erect, with small, stiff glaucous leaves ; the 

 silver-leaved variety albo variegata and the golden form aurea are effective, especi- 

 ally the last-named in winter. The Savin is a beautiful shrub for dry banks, and 

 the variety procumbens is especially ornamental in winter. Other good varieties of 

 the common Savin are humilis, tamariscifolia,prostrata, and variegata. 



Larch is valuable, but too well known to need description. May be propagated from 

 seed sown thinly in raised beds ; cover seed with fine soil. 



Piceas. Closely allied to Abies ; useful for park and garden. P. Englemanni and the 

 variety glauca are very hardy and free ; good for lawns. P. Morinda (Abies 

 Smithiana) is a noble spruce, very hardy, pendulous growth, and very suitable for 

 lawns. P. pungens and its varieties, pungens and pendula, are very ornamental. 

 P. excelsa and forms are good garden kinds. 



Pines. These must be for large gardens ; but one cannot leave them out of a book of 

 this kind. P. Strobus (Weymouth Pine) is elegant, with straight, much-branched 

 trunk, and long glaucous leaves. P. Laricio (Corsican Pine) is a fine seaside Pine, 

 and makes a handsome shelter. P. austriaca (Austrian Pine) is one of the most 

 popular Pines, very hardy and vigorous, and makes a good shelter on the coast. 

 P. Cembra (Swiss Stone Pine) is a beautiful lawn tree. P. Pinea (Stone Pine) is 

 a fine lawn tree, but rather tender ; loamy soil. P. excelsa (Bhotan Pine) hardy, 

 graceful, and likes dry soil. 



Taxus (Yew). The English Yew is T. baccata, and is beautiful on the lawn, and its 

 adaptability for hedges and windbreaks is well known. It enjoys best a rather 

 moist soil, but will grow almost anywhere. Plant in spring or autumn. Get 

 seedling plants. 



Thuyas. An important group. T. plicata, or gigantea as it is called, is an excellent 

 Conifer. T. japonica is pretty in winter. T, occidentalis (American Arbour Vitas) 

 makes an excellent hedge. T. orientalis makes a bushy shrub. T. ericoides, or 

 Retinospora ericoides, is a popular Conifer, with delicate green leaves, stained with 

 violet brown. 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR COLD GREENHOUSE 

 Shrubby Plants 



In House absolutely Unheated. In House with %% r y g emperature "* 



Abelia rupestris Abutilon vitifolium 



Amygdalus nanus (Dwarf Almond) Acacia armata 



Azalea, Ghent and mollis varieties Azalea indica varieties 



Berberis Darwini Brugmansia (Trumpet-flower) sanguinea 



Camellia japonica varieties ,, suaveolens 



,, Sasanqua Cassia corymbosa 



Choisya ternata (Mexico Orange-flower) Cistus purpureus 



Cistus lusitanicus Clianthus puniceus (Glory Pea) 



Coronilla glauca Cytisus prolifera 



Daphne Mezereum (Common Mezereon) Daphne indica 



Deutzia gracilis Echium fastuosum 



,, Lemoinei Lemon and Orange Trees 



Erica (Heath) herbacea Nerium oleander 



,, mediterranea Pseonies, Moutan, in pots 



Fabiana imbricata Poinciana Gilliesi 



Fuchsia Mme. Cornellison Polygala dalmaisiana 



Hydrangea hortensis Rubus rosaefolius 



, , Thomas Hogg Veronica Hulkeana 

 Hypericum moserianum 



,, patulum 

 Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter-flowering 



Jasmine) 

 Magnolia conspicua (the Yulan) 



