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masses of orange-coloured berries during the autumn 

 and winter than for the attractiveness of its foliage. 

 Apart from the effective colouring of the fruits, it well 

 deserves a place in this section for its distinct greyish 

 leafage presents a very attractive appearance when several 

 plants are grouped together, whether on the lawn or in 

 the shrubbery. It is of special value for seaside gardens, 

 and it thrives on the margin of lakes and ponds as well 

 as on comparatively dry soils away from water. As 

 there are two sexes in the sea buckthorn, and the 

 berries are produced by the female plants, there 

 should be at least seventy-five per cent, of these, 

 the remainder being males to provide the pollen for 

 fertilisation which is effected by insect agency. Unless 

 care is taken to have plants of both sexes there will be 

 no fruits or berries. 



LIGUSTRUM OR PRIVET. The variegated privet 

 (Ligustrum vu/gare variegatum) is unquestionably the 

 most useful of the shrubs with golden leafage. It will 

 grow vigorously under the most diverse conditions and 

 is invariably richly coloured. This shrub is remark- 

 ably effective planted singly or in groups of three in 

 beds and borders in association with shrubs having 

 foliage of dark colour, and it makes an excellent hedge. 

 It can be readily propagated by means of cuttings, which 

 should be taken in autumn and inserted in lines in an 

 open border. To ensure well furnished plants the 

 shoots should be cut back to within two or three inches 

 of the base when planted. 



PHILADELPHUS OR SYRINGA. There are two forms 

 of the Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronaria) with orna- 

 mental foliage, and the best of them is P. c.foliis aureis, 

 which has golden leaves. This variety will succeed 

 under precisely the same conditions as the green-leaved 

 form, but it should be planted near the margin of beds 

 and along the front of shrubberies, and be pruned 



