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Snowy -Mespilus; Common Almond; Double-flowering Teach; 
Berberis asiatica; Common Birch; Bird Cherry; Variegated 
Dogwood {Cornus mascula variegata) ; Cotoneaster Simmondsi; 
Common Laburnum; Tersian and Common Lilac; Deutzia 
scabra ; Euonymus europceus (will thrive in the deepest shade 
of large trees) ; Common and Venetian Sumach. Evergreen 
Trees and Shrubs: Aucuba japonica; Berberis Darwini; 
Common Tree Box and Bound-leaved Box; Euonymus japonic^ 
and its golden-leaved varieties (a splendid series) ; Green and 
Variegated Dollies; Chinese Trivet; Thillyrea; Dolly-leaved 
Evergreen Dale; Skimmia japonica; Laurestinus . 
A few good Hardy Flowering Plants for a Small 
Garden. —All the sorts named in this list require sunshine, 
more or less, but in situations where there is a free circulation 
of air, the partial shade of a few neighbouring trees will 
scarcely affect them. Achillea filipendula , and A. gtarmica ; 
Agrostemma coronaria; Alyssum sax at He; Anemone japonica, 
and A. stellata ; Antirrhinums in variety, for dry sunny spots; 
Columbines in variety; Common White Arabis; Armeria 
dianthioides; Arundo conspicua; Aster elegans, and A. amellus ; 
Turple Aubrietia; Callirhoe involucrata; Campamda carpatica, 
C. glomerata, C. persicifolia , and C. pyramidalis; Corydalis 
aurea; Delphinium formosum; D. Dendersoni, and others. 
Dianthus plnmarius, D. liybridus, Common Clove , and Pinks in 
variety. Eryngium amethystinum; Eritillaria imperialis; 
Delianthus multijlorus ; Depaticas in variety. Iberis semper - 
virens ; German Iris in variety. White Everlasting Tea makes 
a grand covering for a mound. Dybrid Clematis , in variety 
make splendid beds, requiring only once planting for a life¬ 
time. Lilies in variety, the most desirable being Common 
White , Longijlora , Scarlet Mart agon, Tigrinum , Dxcelsum , and 
Bulbiferum; Lychnis dioica rubra and L. viscaria plena. 
(Enothera fruticosa and CE. macrocarpa; Tapaver bracteatum ; 
Dybrid Phlox , in variety; Hybrid Totentilla , in variety; 
Primula acaulis and elatior , in variety; Hybrid Pyrethrums , 
in variety; Hollyhocks , in variety; Spircea filipendula, S. 
venusta , and S. palmata ; Tritoma uvaria ; Trollius asiaticus. 
Hardy Plants for Water Scenes .—Butomus umbellatus, 
flowering Hush; Caltha palustris flore pleno , double marsh 
Marigold; Calla palustris, marsh Trumpet Lily ; Iris pseudo - 
a corns, yellow Water-flag; I. Sibirica, Siberian Iris ; Sagit - 
iaria sagittifolia, common Arrowhead; S. corclifulia, heart- 
