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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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