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themselves  to  our  hearts  by  many  a  fond  association,  brightening  our 
work  and  cheering  our  leisure  hours. 
December,  January,  and  February. — Tn  the  uncertain  weather 
which  prevails  in  the  above  months  it  will  be  best  for  our  purpose 
to  take  them  together,  as  in  a  mild  season  shrubs  which  naturally 
blossom  in  the  latter  are  often  found  in  flower  in  the  former  month. 
We  have  Garrya  elliptica,  with  its  rich  green  foliage  and  long  pendent 
;  or  Chimonanthus  fragrans,  from  which  the  scent  “Ylang  Ylang”  is 
j  formed.  Though  a  dull  orange-brown  colour, their  perfume  is  delicious; 
and  when  the  flowers  are  plucked  and  placed  in  a  bowl  the  warmth  of 
the  room  brings  out  the  scent.  Unfortunately  the  growth  does  not 
allow  of  sprays  being  used.  Its  large  Peach-like  leaves  are  a  fine 
contrast  to  other  wall  plants  in  summer.  The  ever  welcome 
i  Lmrustinus,  both  the  species  and  ^the  varieties  “hirsutus”  and 
WATER  LILIES.  ( See  paje  49.) 
catkins ;  fine  as  a  |shrub,"and-  in  colder  climates  worthy  of  a  wall. 
Hammamelis  arborea,  or|]Witch  Hazel,  with  its  curiously  twisted 
orange  flowers,  is  weird  and  conspicuous.  The  Mezereums,  both  red 
and  white,  are  most  effective  when  massed,  and,  like  most  of  the 
Daphnes,  eminent  for  perfume.  The  beautiful  flowers  of  the  new 
Amygdalus  (or  Prunus)  Davidiana  often  open  in  mild  weather.  The 
white  one  is  particularly  fine,  and  its  pale  green  foliage  is  striking  in 
summer.'On  walls  we  get  the  spicy  scented  flowers  of  theCalycanthus 
“lucidus,”  are  grand  in  the  shrubbery,  while  as  a  carpet  plant  few 
can  equal  the  profuse  flowering  Erica  carnea  (or  herbacea),  which 
brightens  our  gardens  in  the  dullest  of  months.  The  yellow  Jasminum 
nudiflorum  will  often  succeed  as  a  shrub.  It  is  also  during  the 
wintry  weather  that  one  appreciates  the  rich  colour  of  the  stems  of 
the  Red  Dogwood  (Cornus  alba),  which  in  masses  is  very  conspicuous. 
The  little  known  Larix  leptolepis  is  also  to  be  commended  for  its 
warm  colouring  when  the  tender  green  foliage  is  shed.  Cornus 
