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for the purpose. The racemes of white flowers which it 

 bears are particularly showy and interesting. 



Phillyrea Vilmoriniana. — This has been planted largely 

 for experimental purposes in the very heart of London, and 

 succeeds there in such a way as to entitle it to rank first 

 among shrubs for town-planting. It is a shrub of neat habit, 

 is an easy subject to deal with, and requires the least 

 attention. 



Forsythia viridissima is another deciduous shrub that 

 can withstand the fumes and smoke of towns. It grows 

 with the greatest freedom in very vitiated atmospheres, each 

 Spring breaking out as fresh and green as if it were growing 

 in a sheltered country garden. Of vigorous constitution, it 

 grows freely, and flowers most profusely in large cities. 

 Stiffish soil suits it well, but it is far from particular in that 

 way, and stands hard trimming-in of its shoots with 

 impunity. 



The Strawberry Tree (Arbutus Unedo) finds a con- 

 genial home in the great Metropolis, and there may be seen 

 flourishing, where daily it is subjected to poisonous emana- 

 tions from chimneys. The thick, leathery leaves seem well 

 able to resist the worst of town air impurities, . for they look 

 fresh and green after every shower of rain as could well be 

 desired. As an ornamental shrub the Arbutus rank high, 

 the creamy flowers and strawberry-like fruit being par- 

 ticularly rich and attractive. Any soil of good quality, but 

 not surcharged with moisture, grows it well. 



The Double Furze {U lex Eur op ecus flovepleno) is one of 

 our handsomest flowering shrubs, and is of great value for 

 planting in town gardens and squares. For clothing warm 

 and dry banks, where few other plants would succeed, furze 

 does remarkably well, the foliage being thick and healthy, 

 while the flowers are abundantly produced. It is of neat 

 habit, and by judicious pruning may be kept at any desirable 

 size. 



The Spurge Laurel {Daphne Laureola) grows freely in 

 many town gardens ; indeed it is no uncommon thing to see 

 large and well-balanced specimens where smoke and filth are 

 the order of the day. It is a pretty evergreen shrub, of free 

 and vigorous growth, and one that is well able to take care 

 of itself under almost any condition. It does well in the 



