THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
Common Laurel ; Euonymus, or Bpindle-tree, plain and variegated ; 
Gum Cistus ; Hemlock Spruce ; Holly ; Laurestinus ; Portugal 
Laurel ; Pbillyrea ; Common Irish Yew ; Arbor vitae ; Juniper 
Savin ; Rosemary ; Lavender ; and Rue. Of the above, the holly, 
the yew, the bay, and arbor-vitae grow largest ; the four last are 
most dwarf, and should, therefore, be nearest the edge ; but all may 
be kept close and compact by timely and judicious pruning. In 
planting them, care should be taken that the hole be made large 
enough, and that they be not buried deeper than they have been 
used to, and that they be well settled in with water, and no matter 
what time of year it is done. But there are some who would prefer 
deciduous shrubs to evergreens, on account of the blossoms they 
produce, which is certainly reasonable ; but for reasons which any 
one may discover who will give attention to the subject, deciduous 
and evergreen shrubs should not be mixed ; let them he by them- 
selves, and a collection of the following will look gay in their 
season : — Althea frutex, red and white ; Corchorus Japonica, yellow ; 
Deutzia gracilis and scabra, white ; Pyrus Japonica, scarlet and 
white; Ribes, red; Spirea, pink and white; St. John’s Wort, 
yellow ; Syringa, white ; Lilac, white, blue, etc. ; Guelder rose, white ; 
Weigelia rosea, rose ; Daphne mezereum, red. Ot these the two 
latter are the dwarfest ; to which may be added hardy azaleas for the 
front row ; but the latter require peat to grow in. They will not 
thrive in common soil. None but young healthy plants of the 
above should be admitted, and they should be kept within bounds 
by timely and judicious pruning. The Bame rule should be applied 
to these as to everything else, that is, to settle them in with water 
at planting, and afterwards till they become established, or so 
long as the weathtr holds dry. Some persons have a particular 
fancy for American plants ; these are more expensive than com- 
mon shrubs, on account of the peat which is necessary for them to 
grow in, but they are splendid objects when in flower. Young 
plants of hardy hybrid rhododendrons may be had tolerably cheap at 
most of the London nurseries. If these are planted in a centre bed, 
they will have a fine effect in the flowering season. To plant them, 
either the whole bed should be dug out to the depth of two feet or 
so, and this filled in with chopped peat, and the Americans planted 
therein ; or each hole should be made considerably larger than 
would be otherwise required, and this filled in with peat. If the 
subsoil is gravel, it would be better to lay a little clay at the bottom 
of the bed or of each hole, for American plants require a great deal 
of water while they are growing, and if the soil loses moisture very 
quickly, they will not do well. Other Americans, which require a 
little peat, although they will grow in other soils, are — Andro- 
medas, Arbutus, Daphnes, Kalmias, Magnolias, Heaths, Empetrum, 
or crowberry — the two latter, being most dwarf, are most suitable to 
be nearest the edge. A little garden may be planted with shrubs 
alone, and yet be made to maintain a ci’editable appearance the 
whole year ; but many prefer the space of a yard or so next the 
edging to grow flowering plants. Tnis space may be planted with 
hardy herbaceous plants, which are always green, and thus in keep- 
