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THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. 



EVERGEEEN 



Andromeda japonica. 

 Azalea amoena. 



, , rosasflora. 

 Berberis dulcis nana. 



, , empetrif olia. 

 Bryantlins erecta. 

 Choisya ternata. 

 Cistus ladanifercus. 



Deciduous 



Crataegus Lelandi. 

 Cj-tisus Ardonei. 



, , i)nrpureus. 

 Deutzia gracilis. 

 Fuchsia pumila. 

 Genista hispanica. 



, , pra'cox. 

 Hji3cricuni patuh^m. 



Flowering Shrubs for 



Cistus laurifolius. 

 Cotoneaster microphjdla. 



thymifolia. 

 Daphne Cneorum. 



, , rupestris. 

 Diplopappus chrysophyllus. 

 Erica carnea and other Heaths. 

 Ledum Tjyoni. 



Flowering Shrubs for 



Koelreuteria jianiculata. 

 Philadelphus microphyllus. 

 Polygonum compactum. 

 Pyi'us (Cydonia) Maulei. 



, , nivalis. 

 Rhus cotinus atropiu'pui'ca. 

 Eibes alpinum. 

 Rosa alpina. 



EOCKWORK. 



Olearia Haasti. 

 Pemettyas in variety. 

 Rhododendron arbutifolium. 



,, chamcecistus. 



,, hirsutum. 



, , mjTtif olium. 



Vaccinium Vitis-Idtea. 

 Veronicas (New Zealand Shrubby). 



EOCKWOKK. 



Rosa pyrenaica. 



, , rugosa. 



,, ,, alba. 



, , spinosissima. 

 Rubus deliciosus. 



, , sjjectabilis. 

 Spirnea, dwarf shrubby species. 



Conifers for Eockwork. 



Biota orientalis aurea. 



,, elegantissima. 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana nana. 



,, Nutkaensis conipacta. 

 Cryptonieria elegans nana. 



„ japonica nana. 

 Juniperus heinisphterica. 



,, chinensis aurea. 



,, echiniformis. 



„ communis compressa. 



Juniperus procumbens. 



, , sabina variegata. 

 Picea excelsa Clanbrasiliana. 



,, ,, ,, pygmcea. 



Retiaosjiora ericoides. 

 , , leptoclada 

 , , obtusa am'ea nana. 

 ,, ,, plmnosa am-ea. 



,, „ alba 



picta. 



Taxus baccata p^'gmsea. 

 ,, ,, aurea. 



,, ,, elegantissima. 



, , , , ericoides. 



Thuia occidentalis Elwangeriana. 

 Thuiopsis dolabrata. 



,, ,, variegata. 



,, ,, Isetevirens. , 



THE HARDY FERNERY. 



There can be no two opinions as to the popularity of hardy ferns : a well-arranged 

 fernery rarely fails to give iDleasure to all beholders. Ferns when judiciously planted 

 are never out of place. Whether grown in mixed borders, grouped in bold masses 

 alongside walks, on mounds in shady corners, on the sides of an entrance porch, or 

 collected together in a fernery, they add to the charm of a garden, and convey an 

 impression of freshness, coolness, and gracefulness not imparted by any other class of 

 plants. The majority of ferns succeed well in town and suburban gardens, and no- 



