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on the circuniForence arc larg-e and Kterile. The j^'avdcn 

 tver an'rees in these partienlars, but aft'nvds a less interesting 

 studvj owing to the crowded state of the clusters. 



In every garden the Gnelder rose should have a place, 

 and it is jiartieularly well adapted for the mixed shrubbery, 

 as it does not suffer much if a little crowded. I'or a shel- 

 tered spot, or as a dwarf tree for a wall, we have rUiiiru itiii 

 hi iciil II in , wilh beautifnllv-plaited leaves of a line dark 

 green colour and handsome heads of wliite floweis. This is 

 good enongh for pot culture in a cool conservatory, where 

 the climate is too cold for its well-doing ia the open 

 ground. Another and quite grand plant is the great- 

 headed Chinese snowball (J i bar nil m iiiiicrocepIiitliiiii),^\ii(ih 

 Comes near to our J . Iniituiia in foliage, but bears immense 

 heads of snow-white flowers. This also is worthy of pot 

 culture in gardens that are too cold for it. A large-leaved 

 species from Japan, J . iii.ii<-ropfii/llii iii-, is worth attention, 

 but is of less importance than the two named above. 



A favourite tree on southern and western coasts is the 

 evergreen laiirestinus [1 ifjn niiiiii tiiiiix), a tree of neat habit 

 and beautiful appearance that puts forth an abundance of 

 white flowers during tiie winter, its season ranging from 

 November to April, as the climate of the district or the 

 weather of the winter may influence it. This beauty is so 

 much valued that it is often grown to a great size in tubs, 

 being annually pruned or clipped to keep it to a round or 

 elliptic form, to serve the same purposes in garden decora- 

 tion as the sweet bays and orange-trees, also grown in 

 tubs. In many parts of the country the laurestinus is 

 useless as a garden tree, but then it is still one of the 

 Ijest of subjects for pot culture in the cool conservatory, 

 and associates usefully with berried aucubas, skimmias, 



