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in adorning their parks and grounds by planting 

 out and naturalising handsome shrubs and herbs. 

 The following list contains well-nigh all the orna- 

 mental plants which may be relied on to defy the 

 attacks of rabbits ; though there are others, such as 

 the American partridge berry (Gaulteria shallon) and 

 several species of barberry, which, if protected when 

 first planted out, can take care of themselves after- 

 wards : 



SHEUBS. 



_,. za . ea ' ' * * '> all species and varieties. 

 Rhododendrons, . . . ) 



Honeysuckle, . . . both the native species. 



Fly-honeysuckle, . . Lonicera xylosteum. 



Box. 



Butcher's Broom, . . Euscus aculeatus. 



Tree Paeonies. 



Lilac (all species), . . Syringa persica, etc. 



Syringa (all species), . . Philadelphus coronarius,etc. 



Snowberry, .... Symphoricarpus racemosus. 



Hardy Fuchsia, . . . Fuchsia Eiccartoni. 



Spurge Laurel, . . . Da/phne laureola. 



Mezereon, . . . . mezerium. 



St. John's Wort (all species), Hypericum calycinum, arie- 



tinum, etc. 



Spindlewood, . . . Euonymus europceus. 



Guelder Rose, . . . Viburnum opulus. 

 Wayfaring Tree, ... lantana. 



Laurustinus, ... tinus. 



Cotoneaster (all species), 



Hawthorn (all species), . Cratcegus oxyacantha, etc. 



