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growth very much resembles that of the Bamboo. 

 It is rarer than the commoner kinds, but it deserves 

 extended cultivation, being worth a good position 

 in any part of the gardens or grounds. It berries 

 freely in some seasons. It lasts remarkably well, 

 and is very handsome in a cut state. It enjoys a 

 deep rich loam, but will not fail to give a good 

 account of itself on any soil. 



JuNiPERUS Sabina tamariscifolia is a beautiful 

 shrub for the fringe of a plantation, it is of robust 

 growth, and the best of the Junipers for this 

 planting. 



Taxus baccata aurea (the Golden Yew) is a 

 most effective evergreen shrub. It should be 

 planted in open sunny positions. Without doubt 

 it has no rival, being the most useful and telling 

 golden evergreen shrub we have. It is of some- 

 what slow growth, consequently should be planted 

 fairly thick. Like the Common Green Yew, it 

 succeeds in almost any kind of soil, but it colours 

 best on a deep yellow loam in a thoroughly exposed 

 position. 



Ulex europ^us (Common Gorse or Whin). — 

 This common British plant needs little description 

 here. When seen in its wild state, where it is 

 thoroughly naturalised, it presents a most charming 

 sight. Half-wild patches of land may easily be 

 made suitable for it at little expense. During winter 

 the land should either be ploughed or dug, and the 

 seed sown during April, either in drills or broad- 

 cast, and the seedlings thinned to a fair distance 



