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errors have crept into the horticultural nomenclature of this 

 genus, and it is difficult to obtain plants "true to name": 

 F. speciosa (half -hardy,* crimson) ; V. Diefferibachii (wide 

 spreading, leaves pale-green) ; V '. salicifolia ; V. macfocarpa 

 var. latisepala (deep violet) ; V ' . Lewisii (blooms in autumn, 

 lilac) ; V. chathamica (prostrate, lilac, there are many forms) ; 

 V. angustifolia (leaves rather long and narrow) ; V. diosmae- 

 folia (lilac, early blooming) ; V. elliptica (hardly hardy, blue 

 fading quickly to white) ; V ' . Matthewsii (spreading habit, 

 leaves rather broad but short, lilac) ; V . Traversii (ball-like, 

 white) ; F. subalpina (leaves glistening-green, early blooming) ; 

 F. glaucophylla (ball-like, glaucous leaves) ; F. vernicosa (low- 

 growing, glossy leaves, Very floriferous) ; F. buxifolia var. 

 odora (ball-like, leaves varnished) ; F. decumbens (prostrate, 

 leaves with red margin) ; F. amplexicaulis low-growing, far- 

 straggling, leaves short but broad, glaucous) ; F. pingui folia 

 (usually prostrate, leaves glaucous) ; F. glauco-caerulea (blue, 

 leaves small, glaucous) ; F. Hectori, V . lycopodioides, V . cupres- 

 soides, V. Armstrongii, V. salicofnioides , V. propinqua (various 

 distinct species of the whipcord form) ; F. epacfidea (leaves 

 recurved, margins red, prostrate, straggling) ; F. macrantha 

 (flowers f in. diam.) ; F. Benthami (brilliant blue) ; F. Hulkeana 

 (blooms early, the beautiful soft lilac flowers in corymbs i ft. 

 long) ; F. Lavaudiana (pale-rose in bud, leaves margined red) ; 

 F. Raoulii (lilac, blooms early). Many species, equal to most 

 of the above, are omitted ; in fact, it is not easy to make a 

 selection. 



5. MORE OR LESS DECIDUOUS OR LEAFLESS 



SHRUBS. 



(1.) The Species of Carmichaelia. 



This curious genus, belonging to the pea family, has the 

 leaves generally reduced to small scales, while the terete or 

 flattened stems are green. The small flowers are usually 

 more or less purple and sweet-scented. They vary from 

 plants forming small close patches, which may be circular 

 in outline, to shrubs more than 12 ft. high. Generally speaking, 



* Unless otherwise stated the species are hardy. 



