172 TREES AND SHRUBS 



much larger than the Wild Thyme), Lapponum, nigra, 

 Paulince, reticulata, rubra, viminalis. 



Skimmia Fortunei and S.japonica* 



Sambucus (Elder). — S. canadensis, nigra, racemosus. 



Spir^aS. — Of these, S. bella, bullata, canescens, de- 

 cumbens, cantoniensis,'^ discolor,'^ japonica, var. Bumalda,* 

 tomentosa, var. alba. 



Staphylea colchica. 



Symphoricarpus racemosus (Snowberry). 



Syringa (Lilac). — S. persica'^ (Persian Lilac), and 

 S. vulgaris^ and varieties. 



Tamarix. — T. gallica, T. hispida, and T. odessana,^' 

 a very fine August flowering shrub. 



Tilia (Lime). — T. argentea, T. cordata, T. platyphyllos, 

 and T. vulgaris,^ the best of all. 



Ulex (Furze). — U. europceus and var. fl. pi.* 



Ulmus (Elm). — U. campestris * and U. montana!^ 



Vacciniums. — Of these choose V. arboreum, V. 

 corymbosum, V. Myrtillus, and V. pennsylvanicum,* 

 very fine for drooping over rocks in rock garden ; 

 V. Vitis-idcea and the variety variegata, a pretty 

 variety of this native shrub. 



Veronica. — Of these the most satisfactory are 

 V. amplexicaulis,'^ Armstrongii,''' buxi/olia,* chathamica,* 

 Colensoi,* cupressoides,* c. variabilis * — grown in poor 

 soil and well exposed, this variety of V. cupressoides 

 is very fine both in summer and winter — decumbens,'^ 

 epacridea,* glauco-ccerulea,"^^ Hectori,'^ Kirkii,* ligustri- 

 folia,* monticola,* pimeleoides,"^ pinguifolia,* rakaiensis,* 

 salicifolia,'^ Traversii.'^ The above are hardy Veronicas. 

 They also happily include many of the best. Other 



