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flowers are somewhat bell-shaped about three quarters 

 of an inch in depth, and are borne along the leafless 

 shoots. It is an advantage to plant the Chimonanthus 

 on the sunny side of a wall and train the branches 

 over the surface, as the shelter the wall affords is suffi- 

 cient to protect the flowers from the adverse influence of 

 the weather. 



CLERODENDRONS. With two exceptions the Clero- 

 dendrons grown in British gardens are natives of 

 tropical regions, and require the warmth and shelter 

 of a plant stove or greenhouse for their successful 

 cultivation. The exceptions are the Chinese Clero- 

 dendron (C. foetidurri), which is not sufficiently hardy to 

 be grown except in sheltered position in the south and 

 west of England, and C. trichotomum, a hardy and remark- 

 ably handsome species introduced from Japan. The last 

 named only can be recommended for general cultivation, 

 and its distinctness and beauty should obtain for it a 

 prominent position in the shrubbery border. It has a 

 stout upright habit of growth, large dark green leaves, 

 and bears in September a profusion of flowers which are 

 white with rose purple calyx and sweetly scented. 



The chief points in their cultivation are a well-drained 

 and moderately light soil and just sufficient thinning to 

 prevent overcrowding, the latter operation being done 

 by the removal during the winter of the weakly and 

 exhausted growths. 



CORNUS OR DOGWOODS. The deciduous dogwoods are 

 all more or less attractive and useful for the shrubbery, 

 more especially in the semi-wild parts of the garden and 

 in moist positions. They, however, differ materially in 

 relative merit, and a comparatively small selection will 

 suffice for any one garden. They will grow freely in 

 any ordinary garden soil, but they have a preference for 

 a position where they will have an abundance of mois- 

 ture at the roots, and are therefore most useful for 



