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(To Be Continued.) 
Saxifraga crassifolia, cordifolia, peltata, lignlata 
and some others; Tiarella cordifolia, Heuchera sangui- 
nea, and a few of the early flowering Sedums may be 
grouped in beds around Deutsia gracilis and parvi- 
flora, Parrottia Persica, Forhergilla Gardeni, Corylop- 
sis pauciflora, Hamaniclis arborea and Rihes aureum. 
Occasionally a Philadelphus or two will bloom before 
June at the North. 
26 — Coriius florida and its varieties are the dog- 
woods and may be formed into a brilliant flowering 
group of small trees. Thaspium aureum atropurpu- 
reum is an early, almost black, flower, which if the 
soil be rich will often do well beneath shade, Aegapo- 
dium podagrica variegata will grow and spread almost 
any place where the soil needs covering. 
27 — Viburnums are the snowballs ; opulus, tomen- 
tosum, and latanoides are among the early bloomers ; 
in some seasons tomentosum plicatum flowers before 
June, so too does V. macrocephalum in its sterile form 
it is the finest of all snowballs, but the fertile form is 
apt to be disappointing. Symphoricarpus is the snow- 
berry genus, racemosus and orbiculatus being those 
best known. 
Lonicera yields many honeysuckles of the bush 
form with pink or white or yellowish fragrant flowers. 
L. fragrantissima, .Standishi, Bella, alpigena, hispida, 
chrysantha, and several forms of Tartarica among 
hosts of others are well worth the time and labor of 
planting. 
Diervillas are rather late, but southward may be 
deemed spring bloomers.' There are about eight hardy 
species and a great number of hybrids in many shades 
of color from reddish through pink to white. They 
have good foliage — sometimes well variegated — and 
are excellent flowering shrubs. 
Houstonia caerulea, the little bluet, may be freely 
naturalized around this group if the soil is not too 
dry. 
28 — Aster alpinus, Beilis perennis where it can be 
grown, Achillea tomentosa, Doronicwns, Senecio 
aureus, Centaiirea nigra variegata, and maybe Cicho- 
rium intybus for the superb blue of its flowers may 
represent the composites. 
29 — Such Campanulas as rotundifolia and rhom- 
boidalis may be tried for spring flowering, but most 
species are later. 
30 — Is the finest group of shrubs in our gardens. 
Vacciniums may be used in such forms as stamineum 
and corymbosum amoentim for the sake of variety. 
Epigoea repens is the delightfully fragrant trailing 
arbutus, a plant difficult to establish in garden soils, 
which seem to be too rich for it. It is found naturally 
in poor sandy pine lands more or less shaded, or on 
poor rocky scrub-oak lands. When the attempt is 
made to transplant it heavy masses should be dug up 
with as little disturbance as possible. 
DORONICUM CAMPANULA 
CAUCASICUM, VAR. ROTUNDIFOLIA 
Andromeda in its better varieties is well worth a 
place. There is but one species of tree Andromeda. 
Leucothoe, Pieris and some other allied species may 
also be used. Some of the better forms are very 
pretty. Calluna vulgaris, the Ling, in a number of 
varieties may be employed for early spring flowers. It 
is indigenous from Massachusetts northward, but less 
common than in Europe. 
Erica carena, the heather, may also be grown. So 
many Daboecia polifolia and its varieties. The hardy 
heaths are all to be classed among the low growing 
plants. 
James Mac Pherson. 
(To be continued.) 
SAXIFRAGA 
CRASSIFOLIA 
HEDERA HELIX AS A 
GROUND COVER 
DEUTZIA 
GRACILIS 
DIERVILLA 
FLORIDA 
