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wise in the open, which is upwards of six feet high 

 in a bush form. Monspeliensis, its variety florentinus, 

 and oblongifolius, have white flowers. Villosus is one 

 of the tallest of the purple-flowered species. There 

 are several others, but those named are among the 

 most suitable for our purpose. If covered with a mat 

 in winter, as may be necessary sometimes, it should 

 be removed on mild days. Clerodendron foetidum and 

 C. trichotomum are pretty shrubs, hardy enough in the 

 open in warm places, but flowering better if trained to 

 a wall. The first has corymbs of lilac-rose blossoms, 

 and the second loose cymes of red and white flowers. 

 They need to be cut rather hard back after flowering. 

 Propagation is effected by cuttings taken after flowering 

 at the same time, by means of cuttings of the side 

 shoots three inches or more in length, struck in bottom 

 heat under glass. It seems scarcely necessary to do 

 more than suggest some of the Cornuses or Dogwoods 

 for wall-shrubs, as they generally do so well in the 

 open. The value, however, of the shrubs known in 

 gardens as Benthamia fragifera and B. japonica but 

 respectively called by botanists Cornus capitata and 

 C. Kousa, may be pointed out. These Strawberry 

 Trees are ornamental on a wall, which they generally 

 require in gardens, the first having heads of large 

 white flowers, followed by reddish fruit. The second 

 has beautiful yellowish-red blooms. They are best 

 propagated by layering or by seeds. The Corylopsis 

 makes a pretty early-flowering shrub, with its droop- 

 ing racemes of pale, or greenish, yellow flowers, which 

 are delicately scented. The branches are leafless at 

 the flowering season, however. The best species are 

 probably spicata and pauciflora, which resemble each 

 other a good deal. They are propagated by layers 

 or cuttings. 



