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bank or low wall. £. viridissima is more compact than 
the foregoing, and likes a position fully exposed to the 
sun. 
Deutzia.—The hardy outdoor kinds are crenata and 
fiore-pleno, both with white fiowers, those of the latter 
being faintly tinged with pink. The slender stems and 
clustering racemes of flowers render this a delightful 
shrub. 
Kalmia.—Mountain Laurel. Charming evergreen 
shrubs from North America. The waxy flowers are 
produced in clusters, the colour being a delicate rose. 
K. Jatifolia is the best, and will thrive in garden soil in 
which there is a slight admixture of peat. On limestone 
soils they are seldom a success. 
Berteris.—Barberry. The best of the group is B, 
Darwinii, an evergreen variety with showy orange 
flowers. B. vulgaris, the Common Barberry, is more 
beautiful in fruit than in flower, a charming companion 
being B. Thunbergi, with bright scarlet berries, and 
foliage turning to a rich tint in autumn. The Mahonias 
are also included under this head, of which the common 
variety, MM. aquifolium, should be in every collection. 
Its copper-coloured leaves, bright yellow flowers and 
purple berries, afford a good contrast to other plants in 
the shrubbery. 
Weigela.—Bush Honeysuckle. Charming groups of 
these shrubs may be formed on the edges of lawns and 
other suitable places. There are many varieties, nearly 
all beautiful, their autumn foliage being particularly 
well coloured. W. rosea is the form generally met with, 
but it is hardly so deserving as W. grandiflora, or 
anabilis, as it is often known. There is a fine golden- 
leaved kind, W. Looymansi aurea, which may be grown 
if space can be found. 
Rbus.—Sumach. More quaint, perhaps, than beautiful, 
but worth planting, if only for their truly gorgeous 
