. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. HOUSE, AREA, AND WINDOW GARDENING. 263 green leaves; Andromeda spec'tosa, covered with, clusters of little white tells. Marry shrubs are worth growing- for their foliage only ; such, for instance, as— Ficus carica, the common Fig, which is particularly recommended for areas, where the paving appears to protect the roots from frost in winter, and from drought in summer. With good drainage, and liberal supplies of soap-suds and manure-water, it seldom fails to thrive. If chalk, or lime rubbish, can be mixed with its soil, so much the better. If planted a
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. HOUSE, AREA, AND WINDOW GARDENING. 263 green leaves; Andromeda spec'tosa, covered with, clusters of little white tells. Marry shrubs are worth growing- for their foliage only ; such, for instance, as— Ficus carica, the common Fig, which is particularly recommended for areas, where the paving appears to protect the roots from frost in winter, and from drought in summer. With good drainage, and liberal supplies of soap-suds and manure-water, it seldom fails to thrive. If chalk, or lime rubbish, can be mixed with its soil, so much the better. If planted against a wall, eat- able fruits may be expected, and noble foliage will certainly recommend it. It is often seen twenty feet high, and succeeds well in London, and other smoky towns. There are many varie- ties of Fig; the hardiest for out-door cultivation being the Brown Turkey. Laurus nobilis.—The Sweet Bay-tree is a fine evergreen, and its aromatic leaves are much used for flavouring farinaceous puddings. It is known in England more commonly as a bush than a tree, and in the warmer parts of our island forms handsome clumps, growing up to twenty feet in height. It is, however, impatient of frost, and does best where it is well screened from cutting winds. It, therefore, ought to succeed well in warm areas, as it will grow in any common garden soil. In sunless areas, Ivies, and such plants as Privets, Aucuba, Phillyrea, Euonymus, &c, can be grown. Syringing must be frequently and freely attended to, especially if soot, or dust, is liable to settle on the leaves. Ferns are particularly suited for cul- tivation in areas, as the majority of them prefer shade. The soil in which they grow best is peat, sand, and loam, mixed in various pro- portions. Those who collect the wild English species must be careful to note the description of soil in which they find the plants growing ; they can then imitate the mixture as nearly as the materials at their disposal will permit. In pla
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