AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
Oxydendron arboreum|Eastern |Pure |This is a charming shrub,
|United States; |white; |but in its native country
|Ericaceae |June and |grows to a height of 40
| |July |feet. The leaves are dark
| | |green, but very richly
| | |coloured in autumn. The
| | |bell-shaped white flowers
| | |remind one of those of the
| | |Lily of the Valley, and
| | |appear in pretty racemes.
| | |
Ozothamnus |South Australia |White; |A neat shrub, 4 to 5 feet
rosmarinifolius |and Tasmania; |July |high, with narrow
|Compositae | |rosemary-like leaves, and
| | |during the summer a
| | |profusion of white
| | |Aster-like blossoms. It is
| | |hardy only in the West of
| | |England.
| | |
*Pernettya |Cape Horn, |Berries |Many garden varieties.
mucronata |introduced in |the chief |Between 1878 and 1882 the
|1828; Ericaceae |beauty |floral committee of the
| | |Royal Horticultural Society
| | |awarded no less than seven
| | |first-class certificates,
| | |selecting the following
| | |varieties for the purpose:
| | |P. alba, carnea nana,
| | |lilacina macrocarpa, nigra
| | |major, rosea purpurea.
| | |and sanguinea. Ther