PLANTS VALUABLE FOR USE IN ROCK GARDENS, IN JAPANESE GARDENS, AND IN WALL CREVICES : Page 336


Flowering Moss Spreading English Yew

Rhododendron carolinianum Taxus canadensis

Dwarf Rhododendron Ground Yew

Rhododendron ferrugineum Taxus cuspidata nana

Rusty-leaved Rhododendron Japanese Yew

B. Deciduous Trees and Shrubs. Trees used in gardens of thiskind must be the low-growing types with a compact habit of growth,and the shrubs also must be types which will lend themselves readily tothe character of this kind of garden. It is hardly possible to definein words the exact character which the shrubbery must possess in orderto be valuable for this type of planting. The trees and shrubs inthis group may be used with safety, and there are many other shrubswhich can be selected from other lists and used by experts.

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