472 FONTANESIA. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. FOTHERGILLA. 



and cuttings strike freely. A new 

 kind has recently been found in 

 Europe 5. europcea, and has proved 

 the least ornamental. 



FONTANESIA. Summer - leafing, 

 Privet-like shrubs, one a native of 

 China, another of Asia Minor. Of 

 slight garden value so far as tried. 



Being only 2 or 3 feet high, and not a 

 very vigorous grower, it is unfitted for 

 the ordinary rough shrubbery ; but if 

 it lacks the self-assertion necessary for 

 such a position, there are few more 

 charming plants for a border of select 

 and carefully tended shrubs. It blos- 

 soms in spring, the inflorescence having 



Francoa ratnosa (Maiden's Wreath). 



FOTHERGILLA GARDENI (Syn. 

 F. alnifolia). Although introduced 

 many years ago, this deciduous shrub 

 has never become common in gardens. 

 It is perfectly hardy so far as its 

 capability of withstanding our severe 

 winters is concerned, but it is evidently 

 in some way lacking in robustness, 

 otherwise it would not be so scarce. 



a bottle-brush appearance owing to the 

 length of the white stamens, which, 

 petals being absent, form the only 

 conspicuous part of the flowers. The 

 greatest beauty of this Fothergilla is, 

 however, apparent in autumn, when 

 its leaves turn a rich, glowing red. It 

 is a native of Eastern N. America, and 

 the generic name was given in honour 



