82 THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN 
greens to clothe our gardens during their winter naked- 
ness, but in spring and summer the beautiful flowering 
trees and shrubs should be there to brighten with their 
blossomed sprays the corners where now sombre, dusty 
foliage forms the only relief. If many desirable names 
have been omitted, it is because space cannot possibly be 
found for all, or perhaps that they lack the hardiness 
which is one of the first points which must be considered 
when introducing new varieties. In warm, sheltered 
spots, such as occur in Devon and Cornwall, there is no 
end to the really beautiful trees and shrubs which may 
be grown. Here fuchsias and members of the magnolia 
family will thrive and bloom freely, but in less favoured 
localities we must content ourselves with more hardy 
subjects, of which there are numbers from which to make 
a choice. 
