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required for forcing should be either grown in pots or 

 in an open position in the kitchen garden. D. Lemoinei, 

 a beautiful hybrid between D. gracilis and D. parviflora, 

 attaining a height of four or five feet and producing a 

 profusion of pure white flowers which are borne in 

 short semi-erect racemes at the tops of the growths ; it 

 should be grown in every garden. 



EUCRYPHIA. The extremely beautiful Eucryphia pin- 

 natifolia is one of the few Chilian shrubs that can be 

 successfully cultivated without protection in this country. 

 The species attains a height of ten or twelve feet, is 

 elegant in growth, has pinnate rose-like foliage, and 

 bears in July and August pure white single flowers with 

 large clusters of golden anthers. A well-drained friable 

 soil is desirable, and conspicuous positions in the 

 shrubbery or on the lawn should be selected for the 

 specimens. 



EXOCHORDAS. The Exochordas are not generally 

 grown although elegant in aspect and extremely beauti- 

 ful when in bloom. They require for their successful 

 cultivation a well-drained position and a rather light but 

 moderately rich loam ; and a rather sheltered position 

 in the northern counties is desirable. A prominent 

 position on the lawn is preferable, and they should be 

 planted singly or in small groups to allow them to assume 

 their naturally elegant habit. They may be propagated 

 by means of cuttings of the partially ripened shoots, 

 suckers or layers. 



There are two species in cultivation, and both can be 

 strongly recommended for their great beauty ; they 

 differ chiefly in height. Exochorda Alberti, a Persian 

 species, is the most robust of the two and attains a 

 height of ten or twelve feet and is somewhat pyramidal 

 in outline. The flowers are pure white, nearly an inch 

 in diameter, and borne in rather small racemes. E. grandi- 

 jlora, a Chinese species, forms a neat bush about six feet 



