Trees and Shrubs 



ESCALLONIA. 



The Escallonias may be 

 classed among our most 

 useful shrubs, doing well 

 however situated either as 

 regards soil or exposure. 

 They are natives of the 

 cooler countries of South 

 America, principally Chile 

 and Patagonia. They all 

 are evergreen and free- 

 growing, so make excellent 

 hedges, besides being very 



good plants for heavy grouping. Another good quality is their 

 habit of blooming late in the Fall and early Winter, when color 

 is scarce, the Escallonia Montevidensis with its great bundle of 

 terminal white blossoms having a very striking effect in November 

 and December. The red-flowering Escallonia rubra and pink- 

 flowering Escallonia rosea, the flowers of which contrast finely 

 with the glossy green of the leaves, are much admired by lovers 

 of fine shrubs. 



There are about thirty-five species of this interesting family, 

 all of them hardy, standing well the strongest winds and thriv- 

 ing even close to the ocean if not too near the salt spray. They 

 make splendid pillar plants for the terrace or formal garden. 



They stand pruning and are easily transplanted at almost 

 any season. All the preparation necessary is to cut the plant 

 well back, pruning off the small limbs and leaves so that only 

 the larger branches remain. The roots should be dug up without 

 any soil attached and, after being planted, the plant should be 

 given a good watering. In a few weeks it will show new growth. 



Propagate by cuttings put in sandy leaf-mold in a cold 

 frame in October; the following Spring plant them out in nursery 

 rows until large enough to be planted in their permanent quarters. 



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