. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 454 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cupressoides •• bears great resemblance to some of the dwart Conifers, and is suitable for the rock garden; it is of low growth, cupressoides variabilis is of dwarfer habit than the last- named, and forms a dense spreading tuft, and is pleasing in the rock garden. lycopodioides, another bushy, spreading kind, is conspicuous for its slender whipcord-like growths and small dark green leaves. Loganioides, also of dwarf habit, introduced from New Zealand about ten years ago, is well adapted for
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 454 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cupressoides •• bears great resemblance to some of the dwart Conifers, and is suitable for the rock garden; it is of low growth, cupressoides variabilis is of dwarfer habit than the last- named, and forms a dense spreading tuft, and is pleasing in the rock garden. lycopodioides, another bushy, spreading kind, is conspicuous for its slender whipcord-like growths and small dark green leaves. Loganioides, also of dwarf habit, introduced from New Zealand about ten years ago, is well adapted for the rockery; and V. Hectori, a much-branched shrub of dwarf, erect habit, is worthy of notice too. Viburnum Tinus (Laurustinus) (Fig. 286) is a valuable shrub, flowering from mid-winter until April out of doors. It is also useful for growing in pots for the conservatory, as its flowers under glass lose the pink shade and come pure white. It is perfectly hardy, attractive even when out of flower, and succeeds in ordinary soil. Of this there are several varieties, the following being the most distinct: purpurea is the darkest-leaved Laurustinus, free in growth, neat in habit, and very pretty. The leaves of varie- gatus are irregularly variegated with white, lucida is conspicuous for its large polished green leaves and handsome clusters of pure white flowers; this is the best kind for forcing purposes. Froebeh is also useful for forcing; its flowers are larger and of a purer white than those of the type. tyramidalis and rotundifolia are also pleasing. Fig. 286.—Viburnum Tinus. Vinca.—The hardy members of this genus are low-growing shrubs, serviceable for planting on rockeries, dry banks, or rambling over old tree-stumps, and as they succeed in poor soils and under the drip of tall trees, their value is considerably enhanced. V. major. (large Periwinkle), a European plant with broad, glossy green leaves, bears an abundance of showy deep blue flowers in May; it spreads rapi
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