Coloured thrives well in a strong soil ; its large light green leaves and 

 Stems bright red petioles give it a decidedly taking appearance. 



For brilliance of winter colouring of the wood or twigs, 

 nothing can surpass Cornus sanguinea or Scarlet Dogwood if 

 planted in quantity and treated as recommended for Symphori- 

 carpos. In Summer it has no special merit, but from the moment 

 the leaves begin to turn, it steadily improves in colour until the 

 sap is thoroughly down, and then on a bright frosty day the 

 hundreds of canes some 4 to 5 feet long glow in the Winter's 

 sun like a pigeon's blood ruby. The silver variegated form has 

 greatly the advantage in Summer, but it is, comparatively 

 speaking, a weakly grower, and does not make half the show in 

 Winter. I may mention here that we have succeeded lately in 

 fixing a bold yellow variegated sport which appeared on one of 

 our plants of C. sanguinea at Aldenham. It gives promise of 

 being just as vigorous as the type, and ought to prove a valuable 

 addition to the garden. 



Cornus Jlaviramea. I have had this only two or three 

 years, having bought it from Spath in Berlin. At present it is 

 rare in England, but need not remain so, for it strikes very 

 readily from cuttings. It is similar in vigour and habit to the 

 preceding, but has, as its name imports, bright yellow instead 

 of scarlet bark in Winter. It will, I think, prove a desirable 

 acquisition. 



Cornus sanguinea atro-sanguinea. This is a somewhat im- 

 proved form which was recently introduced by Veitch of Chelsea 

 and though at first it showed a disposition to revert to the type, 

 now that the variant is thoroughly fixed it is worth growing as 

 a single specimen by those who care for this interesting and 

 diversified order of plants. 



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