Deciduous Shrubs. 607 



Meliantbus major, and Paeonia Moutan, although of shrubby 

 habit, will succeed when treated as herbaceous plants and cut 

 down annually. 



In the foregoing enumeration we have purposely omitted 

 the Roses, because they deserve a short paragraph to them- 

 selves. It is not of the numerous garden hybrids that we wish 

 to speak, for they are so universally known that it is unneces- 

 sary. We would rather call attention to some of the original 

 wild forms and very hardy varieties that merit more favour 

 than is commonly bestowed upon them, especially for planting 

 in shrubberies and wild spots in the park. The history and 

 detailed descriptions of the various wild forms will be found at 

 pp. 148 to 171. Many of the old single and semi-double Roses, 

 from the brilliancy of their flowers, are very ornamental and 

 effective, and should be extensively planted amongst shrubs; 

 and when grown as bushes on their own roots they require very 

 little attention. Varieties of Rosa centifolia (Moss and Pro- 

 vence Roses), R. bracteata (Macartney Rose), R. spinosissima 

 (Burnet or Scotch Rose); R. lutea (Eglantine or Persian Briar), 

 R. ferox (Hedgehog Rose), R. rapa (Turnip Rose), and R. rubi- 

 ginosa (Sweet Briar), are most suitable for the purposes indi- 

 cated. Of course it will be understood that these are only 

 recommended for large gardens, where there is abundance of 

 space. For gardens of small size a selection of the best of the 

 hybrid varieties would naturally be preferred. 



c. Climbing, trailing, or twining Shrubs. This division 

 comprises plants of the most diverse habit and character. The 

 evergreen element is furnished almost exclusively by the 

 numerous green and variegated Ivies. For covering a north 

 wall nothing equals the Ivy, and some of the handsome low- 

 growing variegated varieties are worthy of a little space in 

 more favoured aspects. A very valuable evergreen shrub 

 for walls or banks is the Cotoneaster microphylla, whose scarlet 

 berries and rich dark green foliage are very effective in winter ; 

 and with this we might associate Cratsegus Pyracantha. Some 

 of the Honeysuckles are nearly or quite evergreen. The best is 

 Lonicera brachypoda, with its prettily variegated variety aureo- 

 reticulata, though we should mention that this species succumbs 

 to very severe frosts. Another, though rare, evergreen climber 

 is Ercilla spicata, which will attach itself to a wall or tree in 

 the same way as the Ivies. When we turn to the deciduous 

 class, we meet with greater variety, and many species with very 



