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rather oblong leaves, which are also retained during 

 winter. They are propagated by layers or by cuttings 

 of young wood under a glass in sand. They will both 

 cover a good space in course of time. 



The Euonymus is a good wall shrub, and its fresh 

 foliage is appreciated on many walls, though the best 

 species for the purpose, E. japonicus, is only half-hardy 

 in some parts in the north. By the sea, however, it is 

 hardy, though it is seldom seen reaching its maximum 

 height of about twenty feet. This is an evergreen 

 shrub, whose numerous variegated forms are held in 

 more esteem than the typical form. The flowers are 

 white and small. Of the variegated forms of japonicus, 

 aureo-marginatis, with a yellow edge to the leaf, albo- 

 marginatis, which has a white margin, latifolius aureus, 

 with broad leaves, and Golden Gem are among the 

 best; but as they sometimes show green-leaved branches, 

 these should be kept in check or they may overpower 

 the others. This Euonymus is easily propagated by 

 cuttings under a hand-light or glass. It does well on 

 a shady wall. 



In mild neighbourhoods and by the sea some of the 

 hardier Fuchsias may be cultivated on walls, though 

 they are so often cut down to the ground in severe 

 winters that their usefulness for this purpose is greatly 

 reduced, except in the south of England or Ireland 

 or by the sea. They are easily increased by cuttings, 

 and among the best for this purpose are the old 

 Riccartoni, elegans, coccinea, and the newer hybrids of 

 the type of Telegraphe. 



Fremontia californica is one of the most beautiful of 

 our yellow-flowered wall shrubs, and is delightful when 

 in flower, with its two-inch flowers and ornamental 

 leaves. It likes a good soil, but is not so particular as 

 to aspect as some shrubs, and may be given a north or 

 north-west wall. In April and May it is very pleasing 



