_Hypericum calycinum_ (Rose of Sharon), 1 foot. Grows well under trees. _H. moserianum_, 2 feet.
_Ilex Aquifolium_ (Common Holly). A familiar and handsome evergreen tree. The best variegated varieties are Golden Queen, Handsworth Silver, and Silver Queen. _I. crenata_ (Japanese Holly).
_Jasminum nudiflorum_ (Winter-flowered Jasmine), Common White Jasmine. Both for walls or to ramble over some support.
_Kerria japonica_, 5 feet. This little-known shrub should be more grown; its yellow flowers are small but pretty. _Flore-pleno_ is a popular variety.
_Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum_ (Golden-leaved Privet), _L. sinense_ (Chinese Privet).
_Magnolia conspicua_ (Yulan), 10 to 30 feet; _M. Lennei_, 6 to 12 feet; _M. soulangeana_, 6 to 15 feet; _M. stellata_, 3 to 6 feet.
_Philadelphus coronarius_ (Mock Orange), 8 to 12 feet; _P. grandiflorus_, 10 to 15 feet; _P. hybrids_.
[Illustration: _MOCK ORANGE (Philadelphus coronarius)._]
_Prunus._ This genus includes the Almonds, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches, Plums, and Laurels. The best are the Almond, Double-flowered Gean (_P. Avium fl. pl._), _P. davidiana_, _P. japonica_ (_P. sinensis_), _P. Laurocerasus_ (Common Laurel), _P. lusitanica_ (Portugal Laurel), _P. persica_ (the Peach), _P. pseudo-cerasus_, _P. triloba_, 6 to 12 feet.
_Pyrus Aucuparia_ (Mountain Ash or Rowan tree). _P. floribunda_, _P. japonica_ (_Cydonia japonica_), _P. Maulei_, _P. spectabilis fl. pl._
_Rhododendrons._ Excellent where soil and surroundings are suitable.
_Rhus Cotinus_ (Venetian Sumach, Wig Tree, Smoke Bush), 5 to 8 feet; _R. glabra_, 6 to 12 feet; _R. typhina_, 8 to 15 feet.
_Ribes aureum_ (Golden-flowered Currant), 4 to 6 feet; _R. sanguineum_, 4 to 6 feet.
_Robinia hispida_ (Rose Acacia), 8 to 12 feet. A delightful tree; rosy flower clusters in early summer, but very brittle. Must not be in wind-swept corners. _R. Pseudacacia elegans_ (False Acacia), 20 feet; the Common False Acacia is too large for small gardens.
_Skimmia Fortunei_ and _S. japonica_, 2 to 4 feet. Two neat little evergreen shrubs, with bright-crimson berries in winter. Cool, moist soil.
_Spiræa arguta_, 4 to 5 feet; _S. ariæfolia_, 8 to 10 feet, very beautiful; _S. Douglasi_, 6 feet; _S. japonica_ (_S. callosa_) and varieties (see tables); _S. media_, 4 feet; _S. prunifolia fl. pl._, 6 to 8 feet; _S. Thunbergi_, 4 to 5 feet.