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Corylus maxima atropurpurea, a dark-purple, very effective 



variety of the Cob-nut. 

 Cornus Mas aurea elegantissima, yellow (of slow growth and 



not very hardy). 

 Mas variegata, white. 

 ,, siberica elegantissima. 

 Spaethii. 

 Elseagnus pungens aurea, one of the most beautiful variegated 



evergreens. 



,, pungens variegata, white. 

 Euonymus japonicus albo-marginatus, very good for the south 



coast. 

 japonicus ovatus aureus, same as preceding, but 



yellow. 

 Ligustrum (Privet) ovalifolium foliis aureis, the best variegated 



shrub for hedges and for rough usage. 

 Neillia opulifolia lutea, yellow in spring only. 

 Philadelphus coronarius foliis aureis, yellow in the spring and 

 early summer and very bright then, gradually gets green 

 afterwards. 



Ptelea trifoliata aurea, yellow. 

 Rhamnus Alaternus variegatus, white. 

 Rhus Cotinus atropurpureus, purple. 

 Symphoricarpus orbiculatus variegatus, yellow. 

 Sambucus nigra foliis aureis, yellow, retaining its colour well 



till autumn. 



racemosa plumosa aurea, a beautiful cut-leaved 

 Golden Elder. 



DWARF SHRUBS AND CLIMBERS 



Acanthopanax spinosum variegatum, pretty, white-variegated, 



dwarf, and slow-growing., 



Arundinaria auricoma,the best yellow-variegated hardy Bamboo. 

 Fortunei, the best white -variegated hardy 



Bamboo. 

 Cornus alba Spaethii, probably the finest of all yellow-varie- 



