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EUONYMUS. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. EUONYMUS. 



the white-fruited kind, which differs from 

 the species in producing white instead of 

 pink capsules, the variety with scarlet 

 leaves, and nanus or pumilus, a neat little 

 plant, very bushy, and one which never 

 grows higher than about 2 feet, and is 

 admirably suited for the rock garden, or 



Few evergreens thrive better near the 

 sea, and either it or some of its varieties 

 are frequently met with on the west and 

 south coasts of England, and west coast 

 of Scotland, forming handsome specimen 

 shrubs on lawns and shrubberies. In the 

 inland districts it suffers from frosts, and 



Eulalia japonica. 



any situation where a dwarf plant is 

 desirable. 



E. JAPONICUS (Japan Spindle Tree). 

 An evergreen species 4 to 6 feet in height, 

 of bushy habit, the branches clothed with 

 numerous leaves of a dark glossy green 

 colour. Though hardy in sheltered dis- 

 tricts, it seldom flowers in this country. 



can only be depended upon on walls or 

 in favoured situations. During recent 

 years a number of varieties have been 

 sent home from Japan ; several of these, 

 and particularly the variegated forms, are 

 favourites. 



All the varieties thrive best in warm 

 sunny exposure, and in well-drained soils. 



