. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 430 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. to deep blackish purple. The Pernettyas are readily increased by seeds, to obtain which the berries should be gathered when quite ripe, and rubbed up with a little dry sand to remove the pulp. Sown in a pan of sandy peat, covered with ^in. of the same soil, and placed in a frame, the young plants will make their appearance in three or four months, and should be potted into small pots when iarge enough, planting them out afterwards. Pernettyas enjov a peaty or loamy
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 430 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. to deep blackish purple. The Pernettyas are readily increased by seeds, to obtain which the berries should be gathered when quite ripe, and rubbed up with a little dry sand to remove the pulp. Sown in a pan of sandy peat, covered with ^in. of the same soil, and placed in a frame, the young plants will make their appearance in three or four months, and should be potted into small pots when iarge enough, planting them out afterwards. Pernettyas enjov a peaty or loamy soil, and should lie grouped, as their berries are very rich and varied in colour. Free masses of them make interesting features in the garden. Although rarely seen, that is no reason why they should not become more common. PhiUyrea.—These are all compact bushes, clothed (with one exception) with small Privet-like leaves. Their ornamental qualities are not of a very high order, except in P. Vilmoriniana, the leaves of which are quite 6in. long and i >f a deep green tint. It is a very good shrub for to wns. Pieris.—These, formerly grouped with the Androniedas, form a neat-growing, free-flowering class of hardy shrubs, that succeed best in a peaty soil and a fairly moist situation. They may be raised from seed when obtain- able, or cuttings will strike if kept close in a frame, but (hey lake a long lime to root. P. floribunda is a compact shrub from 3ft. to 4ft. high, having small ovate leaves of a very dark green, while the pure white Lily of the Valley-like flowers are borne in dense partially erect spikes. P. japonica is pleasing. Privet. -Vc' Ligustrum. QlierCUS (the Oak).—Though the Oaks form a large family, most of them lose their leaves during the w inter. The best-known and by far the finest of the evergreen kinds is the Holm Oak (Quercus Ilex), which forms a magnificent tree, usually of a much-branched shrub-like style of growth. There are many varieties, diffe
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