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sown freely where the plants are required to grow. The 
other kinds may also be reared from seed sown an inch deep 
in a border in autumn. C. andreanus readily reproduces 
itself from fallen seeds, but seedlings cannot be relied upon 
to come true from seed. May also be increased by cuttings 
of half-ripened shoots removed with a heel of old wood and 
inserted in sandy soil in a cold frame in autumn, and by 
layering the shoots in summer. 
Daboscia. (Irish or St. Dabeoc’s Heath). — D. polifolia 
(Syn. Menziesia polifolia) is a dwarf evergreen flowering shrub, 
a native of Ireland, and a member of the Heath family 
(Ericaceae). It has heath-like foliage and drooping bell- 
shaped, crimson-purple flowers borne in summer. Height 
i to 2ft. There are three pretty varieties, namely, Alba, white ; 
atropurpurea, deep purple ; and bicolor, white and purple. 
The species and its white variety do well grown together in 
masses, and in this way are most effective when in flower. 
They require to be grown in sandy peat like the Ericas. Plant 
in autumn or spring. Increased by cuttings of young shoots 
inserted in sandy peat under a handglass in summer ; layering 
shoots in autumn ; seeds sown in pans of sandy peat in a cold 
frame in spring. 
Daphne. — Hardy evergreen and deciduous shrubs, bear- 
ing fragrant flowers and belonging to the Nat. Ord. Thvme- 
laceae). Two species, D. Laureola (Spurge Laurel) and D. 
Mezereum, are natives of Britain. D. Mezereum is a deciduous 
species, grows 2 to 4ft. high, and bears pinkish or reddish- 
purple flowers before its leaves appear in early spring. The 
flowers are succeeded by bright red berries. An excellent 
shrub for small or large gardens. A beautiful and most 
interesting species is D. Cneorum (Garland Flower), a native 
of the mountains of Europe. It grows less than a foot high, 
has trailing shoots and fragrant pink flowers borne in clusters 
in spring. A charming plant for a sunny rockery. Another 
dwarf evergreen species which makes a pretty rock plant is 
D. blagayana. This bears very small white flowers in dense 
clusters at the ends of the shoots in April. These two plants 
should be grown in sandy peat and leaf-mould between lime- 
stone rocks if possible. The Rock Daphne (D. petraea, Syn. 
D. mpestris) is another dwarf evergreen shrub with rosy- 
pink flowers, borne in summer, that may be grown under 
similar conditions to the two previous species. D. pontica, a 
native of Asia Minor, is an evergreen species, growing 4 to 5ft. 
high, with greenish-yellow, fragrant flowers, borne in spring. 
A good shrub for a shady position. D. sericea (Syn. D. col- 
lina) ' is an evergreen species, growing 2 to 3ft. high, and 
