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TJLEX. Linnceus. 

 (Furze, Whin, or Gorse.) 



ULEX EUROP^EA. vaar. Florepleno. 

 (Double-flowered Common Furze.) 



A neat and compact shrub, profusely covered from 

 April to Midsummer with large double blossoms. It 

 should only be planted in patches by itself, or singly ; 

 when crowded by other plants, it soon loses its lower 

 foliage, and branches, which greatly detracts from its 

 beauty. It is best seen when planted on a lawn, or on 

 sloping banks of turf. 



ULEX STRICTA. Mackay. 

 (Upright-growing or Irish Furze.) 



Unlike the last named, this rarely produces a 

 flower ; but it is valuable for its compact habit and 

 deep green foliage. Its branches are erect, and nearly 

 destitute of spines. For neat garden hedges it is 

 admirably adapted, as its growth is perfectly erect, and 

 requires but little or no clipping. Its colour is a deep 

 sombre green, and does not harmonise well with other 

 shrubs. 



VIBURNUM. LinncBus. 



VIBURNUM TINUS. Linnceus. 

 (Laurestinus.) 



Our gardens do not possess a more useful shrub 



