THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
May 1, 1909 
CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS. 
A magnificent shrub of very elegant and branching habit. about 15 inches high, with 
oval sweet-scented leaves and dark blue flowers, well adapted for cutting. It is free 
flowering and valuable for carpet bedding. 
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to relieve formality or to add variety in 
foliage effect, it being a tall, 
inoffensive plant, which will harmonise 
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with almost any other one, Yor low- 
drooping shrubs, to be used for carrying 
foliage from the grass lawn up to taller 
plants, few are more effective than Spire 
Thunbergi, Stephanandra, Rhodotypus, 
and Berberis Thunbergi. 
—Knowledge of Plant Habits Essential— 
The outlines of shrubberies should not 
be too straight or formal, but irregular 
and natural. A skilled florist or gardener 
should almost conceive these 
without instructions, but definite know- 
ledge of the habits of the different shrubs 
to be employed is essential to enable one 
to make a planting which will develop 
consistently as they increase in age and 
That such information can only be 
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obtained successfully by observation and 
experience is evidenced by the very large 
number of inharmonious combinations 
that are seen in shrubberies all about the 
country. Probably rhododendrons are 
treated injudiciously, and are a source of 
disappointment and waste of money more 
than any other shrub, largely through 
misunderstanding. Rhododendrons are 
sociable individuals, liking the com- 
panionship and protection of other 
plants. Their fine, fibrous roots delight 
in cool moist soil, but do not want to go 
very deep in earth to find these condi- 
tions, and are particularly sensitive to 
excessive heat or drought in midsummer. 
A situation where the shadows of large 
trees or buildings will shield mid-day sun 
in summer and winter, and from severe 
winds, is an ideal position. A perpetual 
mulch of leaves renewed each autumn, 
and with a light coat of stable mannre on 
top of the leaves to keep them from 
blowing away, is most congenial to them: 
Mulching and shelter from wind are the 
most essential conditions. © 
S 
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