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grand! flora excels any other species in its genus throughout 

 the remainder of the summer and autumn, but there is no 

 other ornamental species blooming now which meets all our 

 requirements as to perfect hardiness and in other respects. 



The common Ling, or Heath, Calluna vulgaris, is altogether 

 the most satisfactory and the hardiest. It can be grown in any 

 peaty soil with a mixture of sand in it, loves plenty of moisture, 

 though not a surfeit of it, and in our severe winters needs a 



-A bunch of Meadow Flowers. — See page 332. 



The Sorrel-tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, at this season is a 

 pretty object, with its long, one-sided, horizontal terminal open 

 panicles of white flowers. In the same family there are the 

 Heaths, several of which are now in their most attractive and 

 beautiful condition. 



little protection. Through selection we can now have several 

 desirable forms in our gardens, among them being the dou- 

 ble and the white. The Cornish Heath, Erica vagans, also 

 proves satisfactory here, and this is its best flowering season. 

 The slender Daboecia polifolia also Mowers freely at this time. 



