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protection in all but the warmer parts of these islands, 

 and does well in any good garden soil. 



P. serrulata (syn Crataegus glabra). — Chinese Haw- 

 thorn. Japan and China, 1804. This has Laurel-like 

 leaves, 4 inches or 5 inches long, and, especially when 

 young, of a beautiful rosy-chocolate colour, and clustered 

 at the branch tips. Flowers small, white, and produced 

 in flat corymbs. An invaluable seaside shrub. 



They all grow well either in light, rich loam, or in 

 sandy, peaty earth, and are usually propagated by 

 grafting. 



Phyllodoce (Ericaceae). 



Phyllodoce taxifolia (syns P. cserulea and Menziesia 

 cmrulea). — An almost extinct native species, having 

 crowded linear leaves, and lilac-blue flowers. It is only 

 of value for rock gardening. For P. empetriformis, see 

 Bryanthus. 



Pieris (Ericaceae). 



/■ Pieris floribunda (syns Andromeda floribunda and 

 Leucoiho'e floribunda). — United States, 1812. Few perfectly 

 hardy shrubs are more beautiful than this, with its 

 pure-white, Lily-of-the- Valley-like flowers, borne in dense 

 racemes, and small, neat, dark-green leaves. To cultivate 

 this handsome shrub in a satisfactory way, fairly rich 

 loam or peat and a situation sheltered from cold and 

 cutting winds are necessities. 



P. Formosa (1880) is not very hardy, but is a beautiful 

 evergreen shrub, with coriaceous, finely serrated leaves and 

 porcelain-white flowers in branching clusters. 



y P. japonica (syn Andromeda japonica). — Japan, 1882. 

 A hardy, well-known shrub, that was first brought 

 specially under notice in The Garden, in which a coloured 

 plate and description were given. It is thickly furnished 



