HARDY EXOTIC FLOWERING: PLANTS. 155 
Bramble, Rubus—Although we have 
nearly fifty kinds or reputed kinds ‘of 
bramble native in Britain, some of the 
exotic species, entirely distinct from our 
own, are well worthy of naturalisation 
among low shiubs and tall herbaceous 
plants. One of the most charming plants 
we know for naturalising in shady woods 
is the large, white-flowered Rubus Nut- 
kanus, with which might be tastefully 
associated the deep rose-coloured Rubus 
odoratus, and the early spring-flowering 
R. spectabilis; while the very striking 
white-stemmed R. biflorus is a grand 
object for warm slopes, sunny sides of 
chalk and gravel pits, ete. 
The Great Reed; Arundo Donaz. 
This noble reed I do not like to omit here, 
it is so beautiful in the southern counties 
of England, though in cold soils and hard 
winters it may perish. Where the hardier 
Bamboos find a place this will be welcome, 
though in our country it is only in the 
warmer parts that it attains the dignity 
of port it possesses in the south of Europe. 
Rhubarb, Rhewm.—There are several 
species of rhubarb in cultivation in ad- 
dition to those commonly grown in gar- 
dens. They are much alike in port and 
in the size of their leaves, R. palmatum and 
Emodi being the most distinct. The rhu- 
barbs are fine things for association with 
large-leaved herbaceous plants in deep 
soils. 
Rose, Rosa.— As in the case of 
brambles, we have many more kinds of 
wild roses in England than is commonly 
supposed, but of course nobody ever thinks 
of planting such things in gardens or 
shrubberies, where such gems as privet 
‘The Great Reed of Southern Europe 
(Arundo Donax). 
