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The Garden Magazine, October, 1921 



FOR A WELCOME ON CHRISTMAS MORN 



Nathan R. Graves Co., Photo. 



We are all too likely to overlook the flowering evergreens in our enthusiasm over the cone-bearers; but let's keep a 

 corner for the Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger) which gives its crystalline white flowers amid snow and ice 



year; also, if used with types that turn to bronze and brown tints 

 during winter, they lend a touch of cheerfulness by standing out 

 in pleasant relief, reminding one of the glorious green that is so 

 noticeable in English gardens. 



WHERE a variation, or addition, to the usual forms of 

 evergreen planting is desired, the following plants will 

 prove attractive. Andromeda floribunda furnishes a pleasant 

 contrast, the graceful branches being deep green all winter and 

 the pretty white blossoms a real attraction in spring. Andro- 

 meda japonica turns to bronze in winter. Evonymus vegetus, 

 the Evergreen Bittersweet, is splendid if allowed to grow natur- 

 ally, also as an undercover where grass is not required. It 

 carries fruit similar to the Bittersweet. Evonymus Carrierei 

 will answer the same purpose. 



Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) is an excellent plant for the 

 winter garden; this may be allowed to grow naturally or, if re- 

 quired, may be clipped in various forms. The Inkberry (Ilex 

 glabra) is also a very useful type which carries a profusion of 

 black fruit in the fall. 



Why not give our Mountain Laurel a place in the evergreen 

 garden? It will lend color in spring with its pink and white 

 blossoms. Pachysandra terminalis will grow in the shady part 

 of the garden, forming a dense green ground cover in time. Vinca 

 minor will lend a touch of blue with its flowers in early spring. 

 Both may be used in places where grass will not grow. 



Daphne Cneorum is worthy of a place in every evergreen 

 garden, for its fragrant pink flowers are a delight in spring. 

 They were in flower the second time this season in my garden 

 in August and remained beautiful during a full three weeks. 

 Try these near the Yews to form a symphony in pink and 

 green. 



Last but not least the Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger), the 

 foliage of which is beautiful all summer as a ground cover. What 

 a joy to be able to pick the flowers of this hardy, evergreen plant 

 on Christmas morning! I had that pleasure last jear. I 

 wonder if a garden full of flowers in the summer is appreciated 

 any more than the corner in the evergreen garden where the 

 Helleborus blooms under the shelter of the Yews on Christmas 



morning? 



