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harmonise with the general contour of the grounds, and thus produce a pleasing 

 effect. The following list contains the best kinds that are now growing at Kew ; 

 they are all standards, mostly upon Laburnum stocks, a few being upon their 

 own roots, and with a very few exceptions they are all at present in flower. 



Cytisus supinus. This is a very ornamental species; the branches are hairy, 

 slender, and pendulous, forming a head 3 to 4 feet diameter, flowers yellow and 

 brown. A native of the south of Europe. 



Cytisus sessilifolius. A rather erect-growing handsome species, forming a 

 head 5 to 6 feet diameter ; it has smallish sessile leaves, and bright yellow flowers 

 on the apex of every branchlet. It is a native of Italy. 



Cytisus elongatus. An ornamental species, having slender branches, which 

 form a head 3 feet in diameter, the flowers are rather large, are of a yellow and 

 brown, and borne copiously all up the branches. It is a native of Hungary. 



Cytisus purpureus. A very ornamental species, with slender branches and 

 purplish flowers; it forms a rather close head 2 feet in diameter. It is a native 

 of Austria. 



Cytisus purpureus roseus. A very handsome variety; it forms a head 2 to 

 3 feet diameter ; the flowers are of a reddish-purple. 



Cytisus purpureus albus. This is a very elegant variety; it forms a close 

 round-headed bush 18 inches in diameter, and has large white flowers all along 

 the branches. 



Cytisus purpureus pendulus. This is a very handsome graceful variety; 

 the branches are slender and pendulous, a foot or 18 inches long, forming a head 

 in shape resembling a spread umbrella, which is covered with purple flowers. 



Cytisus scoparius. This is our common Broom. It forms a very handsome 

 bush when trained as a standard; it is very showy, having large yellow flowers. 



Cytisus albus. This forms an admirable contrast with the preceding one ; 

 it has long slender branches, and forms a large bush 5 to 6 feet in diameter, 

 which is literally covered throughout with white flowers. It is a native of 

 Portugal. 



Cytisus laburnum pendulus. A very graceful variety, having pendulous 

 branches with clusters of yellow flowers. It was raised in the gardens. 



Cytisus uralensis. A rather erect-growing hairy species from Russia; not 

 yet in flower. 



Cytisus argenteus. A very ornamental species, with slender branches and 

 flowers of a brown and yellow. It is a native of France. 



Cytisus nigracius. An erect-growing kind, with small leaves and yellow 

 flowers on the apex of the branchlets. It forms a close head 2 feet diameter, and 

 is from Austria. It is not an early-flowering kind. 



Calophaca wolgarica. An ornamental kind, with slender, hairy, pendulous 

 branches, 2 to 3 feet long, and yellow flowers. It is a native of Siberia. 



Spartocytisus nubigenus. This is a very handsome flowering shrub ; the 

 leaves are terete, and resemble Cytisus scoparius ; it grows rather erect, forms 

 a head 2 to 2\ feet diameter ; the flowers are very fragrant, of a lightish pink, 

 and are produced copiously along the branches. It is a native of the Canary 

 Islands. 



Halimodendron argenteum. A slender- growing, neat-looking, spiny shrub, 

 with small leaves and pinkish flowers. It forms a very compact round head 

 2 to 3 feet diameter, and is from Siberia. It flowers about July and August. 



Caragana PYGM.EA. A very graceful and beautiful species, the branches are 

 slender, pendulous, 3 to 5 feet "long, with small leaves, and flowers yellow, tinged 

 with a reddish brown. It is from Siberia. 



Caragana grandiflora. This is a very neat-looking species, with slender 

 spiny branches, and small glaucous leaves. It forms a head 3 feet in diameter; 

 the flowers are large, yellow, and of a reddish brown. It is from Iberia. 



Caragana tragacanthoides. A stiff- branching spiny shrub, with yellow 

 flowers. It forms a rather close roundish head 2 to 2$ feet diameter, and is a 

 native of Siberia. 



Caragana altagana. This is a large-growing and very free -flowering spe- 

 cies ; the branches are slender, spiny, and form a wide-spreading head b* feet in 

 diameter. It has yellow flowers, and is from Siberia. 



