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ditions. A large specimen in full flower is a beautiful 

 sight early in June. It is not perfectly hardy, but suc- 

 ceeds in the southern counties. Its blossoms are white. 

 A. japonica is a somewhat dwarf shrub bearing long 

 pendulous clusters of white flowers, and is very orna- 

 mental. A. speciosa, sometimes styled A. cassinafolia, is 

 a very handsome dwarf shrub bearing drooping, lily-of- 

 the-valley-like flowers of the purest white. The variety 

 known as pulverulenta has larger flowers than the type. 



Daphne Cneorum. — A charming little prostrate shrub 

 bearing at the end of its shoots clusters of clear pink, 

 fragrant flowers. It should be planted where it will not 

 be overrun by herbage, or incommoded by more vigorous 

 neighbours. 



Gaultheria. — G. procumbeus is a creeping shrub doing 

 well in a shady spot, and bears small bell-shaped white 

 flowers which are followed in the winter by red berries. 

 G. Shallon is a far more vigorous grower. Its flowers 

 are white, slightly tinged with red. These give place 

 to round purplish berries. Both species are natives of 

 North America and are therefore perfectly hardy. 



Kalmia. — K. latifolia is the finest of these, growing to 

 a height of ten feet. Its flowers are very lovely, being 

 cup-shaped and varying in colour from pink to white. 

 They are over half an inch in diameter, and are borne in 

 large clusters at the end of the branchlets, some of the 

 clusters being composed of between thirty and forty 

 flowers. It blooms in summer after the Rhododendrons 

 have concluded their display, and is therefore valuable 

 for association with these. 



Ledum latifolium. — A low-growing evergreen, about 

 three feet in height, bearing clusters of white flowers in 

 May. A native of North America. There is a variety 

 of this species, to which the distinctive title of globosum 

 has been given, that is an improvement on the type. 



Pernettya. — Syn. Cclnarina. P. mucronata is the most 



