NATIVE AND HARDY EVERGREENS 233 



cas, Himalayan Rhododendrons, Escallonias, &c. 

 But on the whole these hardier evergreens, with 

 the varieties that belong to them, adequately re- 

 present the best of those that can be grown in 

 the average climate of Great Britain and Ireland. 

 A garden that contains them all is rich in ever- 

 greens. 



(i.) Trees 



Common Box and varieties. 



Common Holly and varieties 

 (especially such superb varie- 

 ties as I. Wilsoni, with large 

 dark green leaves and crim- 

 son berries a laurifolia nova). 



* Magnolia grandifiora. 

 Quercus Ilex (Holm 



Oak). 

 Yews. 



(ii.) Tall Shrubs (say 



Arbutus hybrida and varieties. 

 „ Menziesi. 

 „ Unedo (Strawberry 

 tree). 

 * Azara microphylla. 

 Camellia japonica varieties. 

 Cotoneaster buxifolia. 

 Crataegus Pyracantha (Fiery 



Thorn). 

 Laurus nobilis (Sweet Bay). 

 Ligustrum lucidum. 

 Prunus lusitanica (Portugal 

 Laurel). 



8 feet or more high) 



Prunus Laurocerasus (Com- 

 mon or Cherry Laurel). 

 Quercus acuta. 



„ coccifera (Kermes 



Oak). 

 „ phillyrseoides. 

 Rhododendrons, garden 



varieties. 

 „ catawbiense. 



,, Fortunei. 



(iii.) Medium Sized Shrubs (3 feet or more) 



Aucuba japonica vars. 

 * Azalea ledifolia. 

 Berberis Aquifolium and vars. 

 ,, buxifolia. 



Berberis Darwinii. 

 * „ japonica. 



„ stenophylla. 



,, wallichiana. 



