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drooping from its arching shoots. Being a native of 

 California it can scarcely be accounted hardy, but thrives 

 in the southern counties. 



Robinia. — False Acacia. These are handsome flower- 

 ing trees, growing sixty feet and more in height. R. 

 hispida, the Rose Acacia bears racemes of large deep- 

 pink flowers. This is a small tree with very brittle 

 branches, and should therefore be planted in a sheltered 

 site. 



Romneya Coulteru — Californian Bush Poppy. An 

 exceedingly handsome plant, bearing lovely, single, 

 white flowers, six inches across, with a central boss 

 of golden stamens, delicately scented. It is often 

 looked upon as a tender plant of difficult culture, 

 but it has been grown in the open in Scotland, and in a 

 certain southern garden it has taken possession of a bed 

 where a group of shrubs is growing, and has sent its 

 suckers up in all directions, so that it may well be 

 experimented with in the wild garden, especially in the 

 warmer districts. 



Rosmarinus. — Rosemary. A fit companion for the 

 fragrant Lavender, enjoying the same conditions. 



Rubus. — Bramble. Chief amongst these is the 

 beautiful R. dellciosus with its large, single, white 

 blossoms, borne in profusion in the early summer. 

 Other attractive species are R. spectabilis with red 

 flowers, R. nutkanus with white flowers, and the 

 Japanese Wineberry, R. phoenicolasius, whose shoots, 

 thickly covered with crimson hairs and bright red fruit, 

 are more ornamental than the flowers. The foliage of 

 the cut-leaved Bramble, R. laciniatus, renders it a 

 decorative bush. 



Rosa. — For flowering shrubs there are the numerous 

 Penzance briers and the Japanese R. rugosa, both bright 

 with scarlet heps in the autumn, and some of the wild 

 roses may be introduced, such as R. acicularis, R. /ucida, 



