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some rich woods. The twin flower Linnaea boreahs 

 is one of the most charming among our native plants, 

 trailing as it does so prettily in fir woods in the north. 

 It is found, though rarely, in Scotland ; and it may be 

 grown easily in gardens in moist peat, or cool sandy 

 parts of the rock-garden or cool borders, and may indeed 

 be naturalized in peaty soil with a sparse growth. 



Natural growth of umbellata plants. (Dorhajn, engraved, from a photo.) 



Of our native Dogwoods (Cornus), one (sanguinea) is 

 an excellent native shrub, the beauty of which is very 

 effective in gardens where it is grouped in bold and 

 artistic ways. The winter effect is bright and good, and 

 the plant fine for association with our handsomer native 

 willows : this Dogwood being used as undergrowth 



