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should be taken in September and inserted in a shaded 

 border. 



The finest of the variegated boxes are : Buxus semper- 

 virens argentea with silvery variegation, and . s. aurea, 

 and B. s. margination with golden variegation, and B. 

 japonica aurea, a very dwarf form with golden leafage. 

 The best of those with green leaves are B. sempervirens 

 latifolia and B. s. salicifolia. The boxes are best adapted 

 for the front of the shrubbery, but they should be 

 planted very sparingly. 



CEANOTHUS. These are not sufficiently hardy to be 

 grown in the open except in favoured districts in the 

 southern and western counties of England and Ireland, 

 and should as a rule be grown against walls and be 

 allowed considerable latitude in making their growth, as 

 they lose much of their beauty when closely trained to 

 the wall. In districts where they succeed in the open, 

 they form handsome bushes and bloom profusely. 



Ceanothus pallidus is the hardiest, and should be first 

 planted. If it succeeds plant the following : C. azureus, 

 Albert Pittet, Gloire de Versailles, grandiflorus and Marie 

 Simon, which have rose-coloured lilac, blue and rose- 

 white flowers respectively. They should be planted in 

 sheltered positions in the shrubbery, where they will 

 have a very drained soil, and be fully exposed to the 

 sun's rays. A sunny position should also be assigned 

 those grown against walls. 



CISTUS OR GUM CISTUS. The species of cistus are 

 not sufficiently hardy to be successfully cultivated, 

 except in warm districts, and they should not therefore 

 be planted in large numbers, even in gardens of con- 

 siderable size. The most handsome of the species are 

 Listus ladaniferus and C. laurifolius, which have white and 

 yellow-white flowers respectively, and range from five 

 to seven feet high. 



COTONEASTERS The cotoneasters form a small group 



