Ornamental Sbrubs. 225 



Furze, Ulex Europeus. This is a dwarf, spiny shrub 

 growing in masses on commons and barren ground in western 

 Europe. Leaves spinate, with minute, hairy leaflets. Flowers 

 yellow, sweet-scented, and very numerous in spring and 

 autumn. The dwarf furze ( U. nanus) is low and spreading, 

 seldom more than a foot high ; very floriferous ; flowers 

 yellow all summer. Good for naturalization on sunny hill- 

 sides. Very effective. 



False Indigo, Amorpha fruticosa. A tall, graceful 

 shrub with pinnate leaves, slender branches and spicate pani- 

 cles of deep, purplish-blue flowers from the axils of the upper 

 leaves. For mixed shrubberies, river-banks or rockeries, in 

 moderately rich soil. 



Pea Tree, Caragana arborescens. Large shrub with 

 abruptly pinnate leaves and yellow flowers in axillary 

 fascicles. C.frutescens is a much dwarf er plant of grace- 

 ful habit, and the less showy. C. spinosa is a very effective 

 and useful hedge plant. All are Siberian plants of great 

 hardiness ; fine for shrubberies in sunny positions. 



Bladder Senna, Colutea arborescens, and C. cruenta : the 

 first with axillary racemes of yellow flowers, the second 

 with flowers of a reddish-yellow color ; both have pinnate 

 leaves, are upright spreading shrubs with light foliage and 

 of a graceful habit. Fine when planted together in small 

 groups on sunny lawns. Thrive well in ordinary, light soil 



Rose Acacia. See flowering trees. 



THE EOSE FAMILY. 



Double Flowering Plum, Prunus triloba. A very beau- 

 tiful shrub of a dwarf and graceful habit, with numerous 



