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other is V. rhytidophyllum with long deep green, 

 lance-shaped, strongly wrinkled leaves which on the 

 underside are covered with a dense white felt. It is 

 a shrub 5 to 10 ft. tall, compact in habit and has 

 broad flat heads of dirty white rather foetid flowers 

 succeeded by handsome fruits which as they ripen 

 change to pink and crimson and are finally jet 

 black. [This shrub was illustrated in The Garden 

 Magazine May, 1914, p. 231 from a plant growing at 

 Rochester, N. Y. — Ed.] Somewhat similar in aspect 

 to the preceding is V. buddleifolium but its leaves 

 are smaller and thinner and are scarcely wrinkled 

 and its flowers more showy. 



EVERGREEN HONEYSUCKLES 



One of the most charming of recently introduced 

 evergreen shrubs is Loniccra nitida which is lovely 

 as a lawn shrub, of unique value for making low 

 hedges and may be trimmed and used in the manner 

 of Box for edging garden paths and flower beds. 

 It grows 3 to 6 ft. tall and has innumerable rigid 

 twiggy ascending and spreading branches densely 

 furnished with small glossy green leaves; the flowers 

 are yellowish-white, small but very fragrant, and 

 the fruits are bluish-purple. This shrub roots read- 

 ily from cuttings and grows freely and rapidly in 

 any ordinary garden soil. Akin to the preceding 

 is L. pileata which has similar flowers and fruits but 

 larger leaves, not shining, and low spreading and 

 prostrate in habit. 



EVERGREEN PRIVETS 



Of evergreen Privets two newcomers (Ligustrum 

 Henryi and L. Prattii) are very worthy of recogni- 

 tion. The former has rather short and broad shin- 

 ing green leaves and the other more narrow and ob- 

 long leaves which are also lustrous. Both are 

 branching shrubs growing 5 to 8 ft. tall and make 

 fine specimens and L. Prattii, on account of its free 

 habit, neat growth and dense foliation, is a most 

 valuable hedge plant. 



Camellias in variety with their shining evergreen 

 leaves and handsome flowers are general favorites 

 and in the new C. cuspidata we have the hardiest 

 species of the genus. It is a shrub, 4 to 8 ft. tall, 

 with small leaves, single white flowers of medium 

 size and it flowers very freely when the plants are 

 quite small. 



SOME INTERESTING HOLLIES 



China is very rich in species of Holly and a num- 

 ber of valuable and distinct kinds have been added 

 to our gardens. The best of its class is Ilex Pernyi 

 ■which is a shrub, 6 to 18 ft. tall, narrow pyramidal 



in outline with rigid branches and small very spinous 

 dark green leaves and red fruits. Either for speci- 

 mens or for hedges this Holly is invaluable. Closely 

 allied to the above is I. Veitchii which is similar in 

 habit but has very much larger leaves. Quite un- 

 like one's conception of a Holly are /. Far gesii and 

 /. Franchetiana with their long, narrow, Willow-like 

 entire or slightly toothed leaves. Both are large 

 growing, sparsely branched shrubs with white frag- 

 rant flowers and relatively large scarlet fruits. 

 Very distinct too is /. yunnanensis with its compact 

 columnar habit, small rounded spineless leaves and 

 pink fragrant flowers which are followed by small 

 red fruits. Another good Holly is /. corallina with 

 oblong, lance-shaped leaves two to three inches 

 long, undulate along the margins and sessile clusters 

 of small vivid scarlet fruits. This is a shrub grow- 

 ing six to twelve feet tall with slender spreading and 

 more or less pendent branches. 



Very like the common European Holly {Ilex 

 Aquifolinni) in foliage is Ilea ilicifolia which belongs 

 to a totally different family. This is a sun-loving, 

 drought resistant much-branched shrub growing 

 six to twelve feet tall with small white flowers borne 

 in slender cylindrical pendent tails each twelve to 

 eighteen inches long. Both in flower and foliage 

 this evergreen shrub is singularly attractive. 



A HOST OF CHINESE BARBERRIES 



One of the most valuable garden shrubs culti- 

 vated on the Pacific slope is Berberis Darwinii, native 

 of Chili, South America. From China, which is the 

 headquarters of the Berberis family, there has been 

 recently introduced a large number of new species 

 and among them several of quite exceptional merit. 

 In the front rank of these is B. Gagnepainii with 

 masses of clear yellow flowers followed by bloomy 

 black fruits. This is a compact shrub, five to eight 

 feet tall, columnar in outline with narrow pointed 

 dull green persistent leaves. Other valuable species 

 are B. levis, B. Jitlianae and B. Sargentiana, which 

 differ one from another in size and shape of leaves 

 and fruits but agree in being much-branched upright- 

 growing shrubs, five to eight feet tall, with thick 

 dark evergreen leaves, yellow flowers and black 

 fruits. The sparingly branched B. Veitchii (known 

 in gardens as B. acuminata) is very distinct and so 

 is B. triacanthophora which is a twiggy shrub, three 

 to five feet tall and as much broad, with yellow 

 stained with red flowers and black fruits. For 

 rockeries and rocky places the semiprostrate B. 

 candid ula and B. verrnculosa with small evergreen 

 Holly-like leaves, lustrous above and white beneath, 

 are most delightful plants. Another low-growing 



A new, strong-growing Rose making tangled bushes 15 to 20 feet across, with musk-scented flowers of white This 

 should give breeders a new start. Rosa Geniiliana 



There are several new Deutzias with larger and more 

 showy flowers than the older kinds, common everywhere. 

 D. longifolia var. Veitchii, with deep rosy colored flowers 



species is B. Wilsonae with dense twiggy branches, 

 gray-green semipersistent leaves which become 

 beautifully tinted in the late fall, and masses of yel- 

 low flowers succeeded by brilliant salmon-red 

 globose berries. 



As low-growing evergreen shrubs suitable for dry 

 soils and for planting under trees Sarcococca humile 

 and 5. ruscifolia may be confidently recommended 

 as useful additions to the limited number of plants 

 that will thrive under such conditions. 



A strikingly handsome evergreen shrub of medium 

 height is Osmanthus armalus with thick Holly-like 

 leaves four to six inches long and one to one and 

 half inches broad and coarsely toothed. The flow- 

 ers are creamy-white and very fragrant and are 

 produced in the autumn. The spring-blooming 

 O. Delavayi with small leaves and pure white fra- 

 grant flowers is also worthy of the widest recognition. 

 Another useful evergreen shrub or small tree is 

 Sycopsis sinensis a relative of the American Witch 

 Hazel with inconspicuous flowers, twiggy branches 

 and neat foliage. 



A RED JASMINE 



My Jasminum primulinum with its arching 

 shoots, dark green leaves and large clear yellow 

 flowers produced from the leaf-axils, needs no in- 

 troduction to the Pacific slope, but the red-flowered 

 J . Beesianum deserves to be better known. This 

 is a low-spreading and even prostrate shrub with 

 simple dull green leaves, and is very suitable for 

 planting on banks. It is fond of sun, can withstand 

 drought, and the flowers though described as red 

 vary to pink and even to nearly white. 



WHITE AND PINK BUDDLEIAS 



Popularly known as Summer Lilac Bnddleia 

 Davidii and its varieties have won widespread recog- 

 nition since I introduced them some fourteen years 

 ago and they have been frequently mentioned in 

 The Garden Magazine. For the Pacific slope 

 two other species which produce their flowers in 

 January and February are strongly recommended. 

 One of these (B. asiatica) has pure white, deliciously 

 scented flowers arranged on long slender cylindrical 

 tails, gray Willow-like leaves and slender arching 

 and spreading branches. The other (B. officinalis) 

 is a more sturdy shrub with broader leaves, stouter 

 branches and broader branching heads of rose-pink 



