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fragrant flowers with orange anthers in May. Suitable for 
the mixed shrubbery. Another pretty shrubby species is the 
Red Buckeye (AL Pavia). It grows ioft. high and bears red 
flowers. The varieties pendula (weeping) and laciniata (cut 
leaved) are also worth growing. JE. parviflora grows about 
4 to 6ft. high, bears pinkish flowers in July, and forms a 
neat and showy shrub for small borders. Natives of the 
United States. There are very many other species described 
in books under AIsculus and Pavia, but the foregoing are 
those most worthy of culture. All the species mentioned will 
succeed in any ordinary soil, peat, clay and sand excepted. 
Plant in autumn. Increased by seeds sown 3in. deep in 
ordinary soil in March ; by layering the shoots in autumn ; 
budding choice kinds on the Horse Chestnut in summer, or 
grafting in spring. 
Amelanchier (Snowy Mespilus; June Berry). — Hardy 
flowering trees or shrubs, belonging to the Rose family (Rosa- 
ceae). All the species mentioned below are deciduous. The 
best of the two species is A. alnifolia (Syn. A. canadensis), 
a native of Canada. The specimens grown in England vary 
from a few feet to 40ft. in height. In spring the young foliage 
is of a brownish-grey tint, while in autumn the colour of the 
dying foliage is of a golden-yellow tint. In April the snowy- 
white blossoms appear in great profusion and produce a most 
striking effect. This species is well suited for the mixed 
shrubbery or as a specimen tree on the lawn. It is a 
thoroughly hardy tree, and will succeed in almost any soil. 
The other species, A. vulgaris, is a native of Southern Europe, 
grows about 12 to 1 6ft. high, and, like the Canadian species, 
bears a wealth of white flowers in April and May. This kind 
is best suited for the mixed shrubbery, where it will form a 
more or less straggly bush. As said before, any soil will 
suit the Amelanchiers, except perhaps a very heavy one. Both 
are increased by seeds sown in ordinary soil in early spring ; 
by cuttings inserted in a shady spot outdoors in autumn ; by 
layering the branches in October; also by grafting in March 
on the hawthorn or quince. 
Andromeda. (Wild Rosemary). — Only one true species 
of this genus is grown, and this is A. polifolia, a dwarf, ever- 
green flowering shrub, a native of Britain and Ireland. It 
grows about a foot high and bears pinkish-white flowers in 
August. A pretty shrub for the margins of beds planted with 
other peat-loving shrubs. Would do well in the bog garden, 
also where there is plenty of moisture. Plant in autumn in 
large masses. Increased by seeds sown in moist peat in a 
cold frame in autumn ; also by layering in September. Nat. 
