This section is from the book "The Wild Garden", by W. Robinson. Also available from Amazon: William Robinson: The Wild Gardener.
Our own heathy places are pretty rich in this type, but the brilliant Erica carnea is so distinct and attractive.
that it well deserves naturalisation among them. The beautiful St. Daboec's heath (Menziesia polifolia) deserves a trial in the same way, as, though found in the west of Ireland, it is to the majority of English gardens an exotic plant. It will grow almost anywhere in peaty soil.
 
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