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and torrid parts of the earth and, with few excep- 

 tions, are not found in the cold, temperate, and arctic 

 regions. 



In a subsequent chapter the Rhododendrons, the 

 noblest group of hardy broad-leaved flowering Ever- 

 greens, will be dealt with in detail, and here we 

 may review carefully the remaining field in order 

 to find out just what is our position in the matter of 

 hardy broad-leaved evergreen plants. The regions of 

 the world where possible hardy types of these subjects 

 grow have been pretty well ransacked and the chances 

 of New England gardens securing any notable addi- 

 tions are remote. China which has so bountifully 

 supplied us with favorite flowers during the past 

 hundred years and more, has contributed very little to 

 our list of hardy broad-leaved Evergreens. North 

 Japan has been fairly liberal and one or two have 

 come to us from Europe, but the great majority are 

 native of American soil If the whole of this coun- 

 try were under consideration, it would be found that 

 more such Evergreens can be grown out of doors here 

 than in the whole of Europe. Indeed, this is true if 

 the Pacific Slope alone be considered, but such favored 

 regions are outside of this purview. 



In New England and southward to Washington, 

 D. C, the case is very different and it is only after 



