CHAPTER XIII 



THE USE OF VARIEGATED TREES AND 

 SHRUBS 



THE best use of trees and shrubs with coloured or 

 variegated foliage is not very easy to determine, 

 though it may be possible to give a few useful 

 suggestions. The usual way of planting them here 

 and there among mixed masses of evergreen and 

 deciduous growths is perhaps the worst way of all. 

 All good planting must be done with much thought 

 and care, and these plants of coloured foliage, that 

 are necessarily more conspicuous than others, want 

 the most careful placing of any. 



One excellent use of evergreen trees and shrubs 

 with golden colouring, such as the Gold Hollies, 

 Cypresses, Yews, and Privets is to make them into 

 a cheerful bit of outdoor winter garden. The Gold- 

 leaved Privet is a delightful thing in early winter, 

 and though Wild Privet, untouched by the knife, is 

 a deciduous shrub, the clipped Privets of our gardens 

 usually hold their leaves throughout the winter. 

 With these the variegated Japan Honeysuckle might 

 be freely used, much of its yellow veining turning 

 to a bright red in winter. Cassinia fulvida is another 

 good winter shrub with its tiny gold-backed leaves. 

 The pretty bushes of this neat New Zealander are 



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