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walls, though it is more ornamental as a bush where 

 the climate is mild enough for this, as it blooms less 

 freely if cut in than when allowed some room to extend 

 its growth. In some places, too, it is even hardier as 

 a bush than on a wall exposed to the morning sun. 

 It is propagated by cuttings in sandy soil, rooted in a 

 cold frame from which frost is kept from the time they 

 are put in in autumn until spring. The cuttings ought 

 to be of ripe wood. Lindleyana, which has reddish 

 flowers in spikes, appears to be as hardy, though not 

 usually so considered. Those who have warm gardens 

 in the south may try on a low wall the evergreen 

 Japanese shrub Cardiandra alternifolia, with white and 

 lilac flowers. It is a low-grower, and is propagated by 

 cuttings. 



The exquisite Carpenteria californica is a shrub 

 which is only slowly making its way into our gardens, 

 owing to the doubt felt as to its hardiness. It is much 

 hardier than is generally supposed if taken care of until 

 it is of a fair size, but should have a sheltered wall 

 and light, sandy soil. It has ornamental leaves and 

 beautiful white flowers. The best method of pro- 

 pagation is by layering. For covering the base of 

 a wall in places where it does not flower well in 

 the open, the pretty Caryopteris Mastacanthus, the 

 Moustache Bush, may be cultivated for the sake of its 

 violet flowers. There is also a white variety, albus. 

 This shrub is increased by seeds, cuttings or division. 

 It is deciduous. 



For its winter-blooming and for the fragrance of its 

 aromatic-scented flowers, Chimonanthus fragrans, the 

 Winter-Sweet, is to be desired by those who can 

 give it a south or south-west wall. The flowers are 

 yellowish-white, purplish inside, and appear in December 

 or January. The form called grandiflorus is the better 

 of the two in cultivation. They require to be well cut 



