Acacia are mainly known as greenhouse evergreen flowering shrubs, a greenhouse being necessary in northern European areas.
Some species of the genus Acacia attain the dimensions of moderate trees and are only suit¬able for large conservatories. The dwarfer kinds, howe
The Abelia is a half-hardy flowering shrub, which is both ever¬green and deciduous.
The abelias are extremely graceful shrubs flowering in late summer and early autumn. The species Abelia chinensis and Abelia Schu-manni are deciduous, while Abelia floribunda and Abeli
