HORDA GRANDIFLORA (Pearl Bush).
FABIANA IMBRICATA.*--A striking evergreen shrub for a wall.
FAGUS (Beech).--_F. ferruginea_ and _sylvatica_* and varieties.
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA* and _F. viridissima_.
FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR* (the Ash), also the Manna Ash (_F. Ornus_).*
FUCHSIA RICCARTONI.*--Flowers for a very long time, and is very hardy.
GENISTA.--Of these, _G. anglica_, _hispanica_, _pilosa_, _sagittalis_,
_tinctoria_.
GLEDITSCHIA TRIACANTHOS.
HAMAMELIS (Witch or Wych Hazel).--_H. arborea_,* _japonica_,*
_virginica_.
HYDRANGEA PANICULATA.*--Magnificent when established.
HYPERICUM.--Of these, _H. Androsaemum_, _hookerianum_, _moserianum_*
(the best of the genus for small beds).
ILEX.--Of the Hollies, _I. Aquifolium_ and many varieties, _I.
cornuta_,* _I. Dahoon_,* _I. crenata_,* and _I. latifolia_* succeed
best.
JASMINES.--_J. fruticans_ and _J. nudiflorum_.* The last-named should be
grown as a small bush as well as on walls. Also _J. officinale_* and
varieties. A golden-leaved form of this species merits attention from
its foliage alone.
JUGLANS (Walnut) REGIA.--Grows fairly well, but no fruit of value.
LABURNUM.--Both _L. alpinum_ and _L. vulgare_.*
LAVENDER.
LEDUM.--Of this family, _L. latifolium_* and _L. palustre._*
LEUCOTHOE RECURVA.
LEYCESTERIA FORMOSA.
LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA.*
LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA (Tulip tree*).--Grows into a very handsome tree.
LONICERA.--Of the Honeysuckles the best are _L. Caprifolium_,* _L.
fragrantissima_, _L. Periclymenum_,* _L. japonica_,* _L. Standishi_, _L.
Xylosteum_, _L. involucrata_.
LUPINUS ARBOREUS* and varieties (Tree Lupine).--Best on walls.
MAGNOLIAS.--Of these, _M. acuminata_,* the Cucumber tree, flowers
freely. _M. grandiflora_* is only for sheltered walls, and _M. Fraseri_,
_M. conspicua_, _M. stellata_, _M. Watsoni_* for sheltered places.
MORUS NIGRA (Black Mulberry) and _M. alba_.
OLEARIA HAASTII.*--The best August flowering shrub. _O. macrodonta_ and
_stellulata_.*
OSMANTHUS AQUIFOLIUM.*
PERNETTYA MUCRONATA.*--Effective both in flower and berry.
PHILADELPHUS (Mock Orange).--_P. coronarius_* and varieties and
_microphyllus_.
PHLOMIS FRUTICOSA.
PIERIS FLORIBUNDA.*--Very free flowering. _P. japonica
variegata_*--Effective.
PLATANUS ACERIFOLIA (Plane).--This appears hardy, but is not popular. It
is slower in growth than most trees.
POPULUS (Poplar).--_P. alba_, _P. balsamifera_ (Balsam Poplar), _P.
nigra
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