EVERGREENS 
Tue more beautiful of the trees and shrubs that 
retain their foliage throughout the year are so 
useful in the production of pictorial effects in the 
garden that they should be taken full advantage of 
in the formation and rearrangement of shrubberies. 
The dense growth and rich colouring of the majority 
of the evergreens with green foliage renders them of 
much value for contrasting during the summer months 
with the graceful growth and lighter tints of deciduous 
kinds, and during the winter their foliage adds much to 
the charms of the garden at that season. Some have 
beautifully variegated leaves and others produce brightly 
coloured fruits, and the most striking of these should 
be planted rather freely, more particularly the former 
which are highly attractive throughout the year. Those 
with green leaves that do not produce conspicuous fruits 
must be planted rather sparingly because of the risk of 
their giving to the garden a somewhat sombre and 
monotonous appearance. 
ARBUTUS OR STRAWBERRY TREE.—The species of 
Arbutus and their hybrids are neat in growth, and their 
greyish-green leafage, and clusters of pale-coloured 
flowers render them very attractive. They are not 
hardy in the northern parts of England, or indeed in the 
Midlands, where the soil is naturally cold and heavy. 
In the southern and western counties they make a 
vigorous growth, and produce their campanulate or bell- 
shaped flowers and bright red strawberry-like fruits in 
great abundance. They form neat bushes, and under 
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