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select, dwarf, shade-loving evergreen plants, there are many 

 which can be highly recommended, having rich - coloured 

 foliage and fruit in mid-winter. If planted in rockwork, let 

 the spaces be lower at the back than the front, so as to retain 

 moisture, whether natural or artificial. Suitable plants for 

 this arrangement are : The Alpine rhododendrons, with the 

 rare B. chammcistus, Bryanthus erechis, Gaultheria procumbens, 

 fruit bright scarlet, with bronze foliage ; Ledum palustre, 

 flower white ; Ledum Lyoni, flower pink ; Menziesia polifolia, 

 three colours, purple, white, and bicolour ; Menziesia empetri- 

 formis, pink, an American species ; Arbutus californica, rich 

 Cape-heath-like flower ; Polygala chamcebuxics, two varieties ; 

 Galax aphylla, bronze foliage ; Andromeda tetragona, white ; 

 Daphne cneorum (Garland Flower) ; Daphne Blagyana, not 

 evergreen, but early and sweet-scented ; Bubus arcticus (Arctic 

 bramble) is a choice plant, and its near relative, Bubus Chamce- 

 morvs or Cloudberry (being the M'Farlane badge), is a native of 

 our own mountains. Both species are at home in British gar- 

 dens. Further historical British plants which formed the clan 

 badges of Scotland are : Azalea procumbens, the badge of the 

 clan M'Naughton ; Arbutus alpina, the badge of the clan Eoss ; 

 Byrola, two species, and Linnwa borealis (named in honour 

 of the great botanist). The Buchanan badge is the Bilberry ; 

 the M'Lean is the Crowberry; and the M'Intosh is the Box- 

 wood, the oldest badge amongst the clans. Dr Samuel Johnson, 

 who travelled in Scotland, was sceptical as to whether there 

 were shrubs enough in Scotland to form badges for all the 

 clans. Although the plants were plentiful, yet the fact 

 remains that seven clans — viz., the M'Bean, M'Duff, M'Leod, 

 M'Pherson, M'Gillivray, Shaw, and Davidson — have each 

 adopted the Whortleberry. The best of all backgrounds 

 for shade-loving plants is undoubtedly the species and varieties 

 of rhododendrons, Ghent azaleas in variety, including a few 

 other free - flowering shrubs, such as Pieris japonica and 

 japonica var., Pieris fioribunda, Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia 

 angustifolia (Pipe-stem-wood of America), foliage rich bronze ; 

 Gaultheria Shallon, bronze foliage and black fruit ; Skimmia 

 japonica, fruit bright red ; and Pernettya, a free-fruiting plant 

 in various shades of colour. 



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