i8o Ornamental Shrubs. 



planted in ordinary gardens. It is not easily propagated 

 in the nursery, and so costs slightly more than some 

 larger sorts, and this may account for a portion of the 

 comparative neglect. But, as already stated, when estab- 

 lished in the border or planted in groups it is equal to the 

 best, and will withstand almost any exposure. And it is 

 not a small thing in its favor that it blossoms every year, 

 and is not very particular as to soil or surroundings. 



D. cneorum. — In this we have another small shrub of 

 which it is difficult to say too much. It is popularly known 

 as the garland flower, has evergreen foliage, and blooms 

 during May in New England and the North, and much 

 earlier in warmer climes. The flowers are of a rich 

 lilac shade, and profuse in their abundance. During the 

 summer they appear from time to time, and in autumn 

 often break forth anew and cover for the second time the 

 whole bush. A writer in the London Garden speaks of a 

 full crop of flowers as late as December, and Garden and 

 Forest says that plants in the neighborhood of New York 

 were blooming on the twelfth of the same month, opening 

 their flowers perfectly and giving forth a fragrance which 

 seemed even richer than that of the spring bloom. This 

 plant is especially recommended for rockwork, for borders 

 of shrubberies, and for planting in groups where masses of 

 color are desired. 



D. genkwa is a deciduous shrub growing two to three 

 feet in height, with numerous twiggy branches clothed 

 with a soft down. Like all the daphnes, it blossoms in 

 early spring, producing violet-colored flowers the whole 

 length of the otherwise naked branches. They continue 



