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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
forcing, this forms a neat, ornamental hardy shrub, of medium size 
and spartium-like habit. It blooms at the same season as the 
Chimonanthus, producing its bright golden yellow salver-shaped 
blossoms in abundance. 
Khododendron dauricum atrovirens. — This is the earliest 
flowering species of the genus, producing numerous rich purple 
salver-shaped flowers in February and March ; it forms a compact, 
small, branching shrub, from one to two-and-a-half feet high, of 
semi-evergreen habit, with dark green leaves. Amongst American 
plants, n quiring heath mould, this species appears a conspicuous 
and ornamental object. 
Erica carnea. — This is certainly the most valuable and inte- 
resting of hardy heaths. It flowers early, is compact and dwarf in 
habit, and, when grown in quantity, enlivens the American borders 
and beds at a season when ornament is most required. This species 
is well adapted for a bed or group. It also succeeds in large pots 
or vases, if kept cool and moist at the roots and replaced early. It 
is valuable for replenishing winter bouquets, especially in cool 
l ooms. It may not, perhaps, be generally known that if half the 
plant or plants be covered with soil, or probably with any other 
light material, for a period before the flowers attain their colour, it 
will blanch them to such a degree as to present the appearance of 
a distinct pale or white variety, forming a lively contrast with the 
rosy-pink hue of the unblanched plants. This heath may be planted 
in the ordinary flower-borders, using as a substitute for peat or 
heath-mould, one-half finely sifted, pure unfermented leaf-mould 
(divested of its earthy matter), the remainder equal portions of fine 
river or white sand and sandy loam, well mixed. This compost 
should be well pressed previous to the plants being firmly planted 
in it. 
Andromeda floribttnda. — This is an exceedingly neat, compact, 
dwarf, evergreen shrub for the peat border. It grows from one to 
four feet high, and produces abundance of white bell-shaped flowers, 
resembling the lily of the valley in miniature ; they rise conspicu- 
ously above the dark green myrtle-like foliage. 
Kibes sanguineum superbum. — A variety far superior to the 
species. Its numerous pendent racemes of richly crimson-tinted 
blossoms, are produced in March and April. It thrives in the 
commonest dry soils, but prefers a limestone substratum. A valu- 
able ornament in front of larger shrubs. 
Wetgela rosea. — Perhaps the most valuable addition to hardy 
shrubs since the introduction of Ribes sanguineum. It forms a neat, 
middle-sized deciduous bush, with a syringa or deutzia-like habit, and 
produces a profusion of richly shaded rose and white funnel-shaped 
flowers. Its adaptation in ordinary soils and treatment wall, ere 
Jong, place it in the foremost rank of ornamental plants in flower 
garden shrubberies. 
Forstthia viridissima. — A neat, erect, branching, deciduous 
shrub, from three to seven feet high, of a robust privet-like growth, 
with dark green serrated leaves, and long branch-like racemes of 
rich yellow jasmine-like flowers, diffusing a pleasing balsamic 
