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Shrubs Discussed 



of place. Everything, as we have already stated, 

 depends upon environment, and, of course, the disposi- 

 tion of the plants themselves. Herein, indeed, lies the 

 true value of the shrub in its relation to the rock gar- 

 den ; a plant, while destined only to play a minor part, 

 plays that part exceedingly well by adding variety and, 

 perhaps, picturesqueness of a kind to the whole. Occa- 

 sionally, too, the dark, sombre tints of the shrubs 

 pressing closely to rock are of assistance to the plant 

 grouper, the effect of white-flowered groups of plants 

 particularly being enhanced by their near presence. In 

 these and in other ways, therefore, there is room for 

 the shrub, and there is work for it to do. The follow- 

 ing lists will give readers a good idea of the best kinds 

 of shrubs for the rock garden : 



SELECT SHRUBS (CHIEFLY EVERGREEN). 



N.B. — Those gener* marhei by an asterisk are also of value 

 for their flowers. 



Abies balsamea globosa 

 ,, ,, Hudsonica 



(Picea) excelsa clanbra- 

 siliensis 

 excelsa conica 

 „ „ excelsa com- 



pacta 

 ,, ,, excelsa Gre- 



goryana 

 „ ,, excelsa pumila 



glauca 

 ,, excelsa pygmsea 

 pectinata nana 

 Remontii 



sub-alpina compacta 

 •Andromeda (Cassiope) tetra- 



gona 

 *Cassinia fulvida 

 Cotoneaster adpressa 



congesta ta 



horizontalis E'.S 

 humifusa I J? 5 

 microphylla 

 thmysefolia 



Cryptomeria japonica com- 

 pacta 

 Cupressus filifera glauca 



Lawsoniana nana 

 „ Lawsoniana minima 

 glauca 

 Lawsoniana lycopo- 

 dioides 

 ,, thyoides leptoclada 

 ♦Daphne Blagayana 

 * „ cneorum 

 Escallonia Langleyensis 

 Gaultheria procumbens (Berry 



bearing) 

 Hedera minima 

 Ilex (Holly) crenata 

 „ Pernyi 



Juniperus canadensis nana 

 , , Hibernica compressa 



nana 

 ,, sabina prostrata 

 ,, „ tamariscifolia 



,, tripartita 



