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In the Camellia family we have a good 
range of sorts of great beauty. While we 
have not found the Camellia to thrive in 
full sun we have had good results grow¬ 
ing the plants in half shade. 
A very showy family of plants is the 
Chinese Azalea. Of dwarf, compact hab¬ 
it these plants so cover themselves with 
bloom as to almost conceal the foliage, 
and resemble huge bouquets. The varie¬ 
ties, of which there is quite a wide range, 
come in various shades and markings of 
pink, crimson, white, etc., and in double 
and single forms. These do well in a 
light soil in partial shade. 
The Sweet Olive, or Tea Olive, is a 
plant of easy growth and very desirable. 
Its dwarf habit and dark green foliage 
form a pleasing appearance, and it pro¬ 
duces freely in spring quantities of small, 
cream colored flowers with a most charm¬ 
ing ripe peach fragrance. 
One of the most peculiarly striking 
plants in our list is the Bottle Brush, the 
name of which adequately describes the 
blooms. These are developed in clusters 
four or five inches long and about I 1-2 
inches diameter, are freely produced, and 
the plant in full bloom forms a most 
beautiful object. The Bottle Brush 
thrives readily in poor, dry soil and 
blooms several times a year. There are 
various shades of pink, crimson, white, 
etc. 
Among Half Hardy Shrubs we have 
several varieties of Bauhinias of great 
beauty. Bauhinia alba has large pure white 
flowers 3 or 4 inches across. Bauhinia 
purpurea is one of the most showy and 
handsome of the family; the flowers are 
marked purple, white, mauve, etc., and 
are produced in great numbers in winter 
or early spring. 
Chinese Hibiscus and Allamandas are 
most valuable shrubs in this list, produc¬ 
ing freely all summer quantities of showy 
and beautiful flowers. Though easily 
killed down by frost they readily start 
again in spring and bloom freely in sum¬ 
mer. In fact the Allamanda may be said 
to be benefited by this frequent pruning 
as it results in the production of new, 
fresh wood. 
The Dwarf Poinciana should have a 
prominent place in any lawn planting. Its 
red and gold flowers are most beautiful, 
and freely produced the greater part of 
the summer. While not so ready to start 
after being killed down by cold, is readily 
grown from seed and commences flower¬ 
ing when quite small. 
Other shrubs of easy growth and that 
start readily after injury by cold are 
Cestrums, both night and day blooming 
sorts, producing myriads of small, white 
flowers that in the case of the night 
blooming sorts perfume the air for a long 
distance around. 
Clerodendrons, with flowers of white 
and deep red; Eranthemum, deep blue 
flowers; Plumbagos, pink, light blue and 
white flowers freely produced most of the 
summer; Hamelia patens, small scarlet 
flowers; Tabernaemontana or Rose Bay, 
white flowers; Thunbergias, blue and 
white. 
In Hardy Vines we have Bignonias in 
variety, flowers of yellow, red, cream, 
purple, etc., all free bloomers; Tecoma 
capensis, practically hardy, red flowers 
produced during the greater portion of 
the year; Wistarias, blue and white; Hon- 
