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Canadian Labrador Tea {Ledum Canadense). Fl. iu May. White. 

 Greenland Labrador Tea (i. Greenlandia). Fl. iu May. "White. 

 Pontic Rhododendron and varieties {Bhododendron ;ponticum, et var.). 



Fl. in May. Various colours. 

 Broad-leaved Kalmia {Kahnia latifoUa). Fl. in May. Red. 

 Narrow-leaved Kalmia and varieties {K. ajigusti folia, et var.). Fl. in 



May. Red. 



Pilose Green-weed (Genista pilosa). Fl. in June. Yellow. 

 Dyer's Green-weed (6^. tinctoria). Fl. in June. Yellow. 

 Purple Phlomis {Phlomis purpureus). Fl. in June. Purple. 

 Shrubby Jerusalem Sage {P. fruticosus). Fl. in June. Yellow. 

 Montpelier Rock Rose {Cistus monspeliensis). Fl. in June. White. 

 American Spindle Tree (^^^on?/7^^^^sJ./^^er^can^^s). Fl. in July. AYhite, 

 Round-leaved Rock Rose (Cistus rotundifolius). Fl. in July. Purple. 

 Small-flowered Genista (G-enista parviflora). Fl. in August. Yellow. 

 Shining Privet (Ligustrum hicidum). Fl. in August. White. 

 Irish Furze (U. Hibernica). Fl. in September. Yellow. 

 Acuminate Adam's Needle (Yucca acuminata). Fl. in Sept. White. 

 Ever-blowing Rose (Piosa semper fior ens). Fl. all the year. Crimson. 

 Oval-leaved Garrya (Garrya elliptica). Fl. in February and March. 

 Greenish. 



Rosemary-leaved Grevillea (Gh-evillea rosmarinifolia). Fl. in April 



and May. Reddish green. 

 Japan Aucuba {Aucuba japonica). Fl.in May and June. Chocolate. 

 Gum Cistus (Cistus ladaniferus). Fl. in June and July. White, with 



brownish spots. 



Laurel-leaved Rock Rose (Cistus laurifolius). Fl.in June and July. 

 White. 



Alaternus (Bhamnus Alaternus). Fl. in Feb. and March. Greenish. 



Though occasionally a few plants of this description 

 continue in flower through the three last months of the 

 year, yet, as no dependence can be placed on them, we 

 refrain from adding them to our list, and proceed to point 

 out the prominent features that should be attended to in 

 cultivating any and all of those just specified. 



Ehododendrons, which may be termed with propriety 

 the glory of our gardens, require a very peculiar kind of 

 treatment in order to grow them to perfection ; and as 

 they are undoubtedly the most showy of all evergreen 

 shrubs, and, being dwaif, are well adapted for the smallest 

 gardens, it is important that the proper method of 

 growing them should be generally known. The first and 

 principal point to be attended to in their cultivation is, 

 to plant them in pure peat or heath mould, and though a 

 small addition of light loamy soil will not injure them, 

 they will never thrive so well where planted in loam alone, 



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