FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 



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NAME. 



COUNTRY OR 



ORIGIN AND 



NATURAL ORDER, 



COLOUR 



AND 



SEASON. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



Forsythia suspensa 

 (Syn. F. Fortune! 

 and F. Sieboldi) 



China 



Yellow ; 

 Spring 



*F. viridissima 



Fraxinus Ornus 

 /Flowering Ash), 

 (Syn. Ornus euro- 

 paea) 



F. floribunda (Syn. 

 Ornus floribunda) 



China 



Mediterranean 

 region and Orient 



Himalaya 



Yellow ; 

 Spring 



Creamy 



white ; 



late May 



White; 

 Summer 



to develop at will, hence they 

 dispose themselves in a loose 

 and informal way, and being 

 from the position of the plant 

 thoroughlyripened, the spring 

 display is in every way satis- 

 factory. When autumn prun- 

 ing is done the best portion 

 of the flowering wood gets 

 cut away. 



Quite a bush, and very hand- 

 some when in full bloom. 

 Likes full sun and air. 



This is a very charming lawn 

 tree with luxuriant panicles 

 of flowers, and foliage like 

 that of the common ash. 

 Angustifolia, latifolia, and 

 variegata are varieties. 



Rather tender, but very vigor- 

 ous and handsome. 



FUCHSIA. Though the genus Fuchsia is an extensive one, most of them are of more 

 value in the greenhouse than outdoors that is to say, throughout the greater part 

 of the country. Still there are a few quite hardy Fuchsias, for, even if cut to the 

 ground during severe winters they soon recover, while in particularly favoured 

 districts, such as in the West of England and the Isle of Wight, they grow un- 

 checked into large bushes, and sometimes make delightful hedges. Few flower- 

 ing shrubs are more beautiful than F. corallina and F. Riccartoni when in full 

 bloom. The hardiest are : 



Fuchsia corallina 

 (Syn. F. exoniensis) 



*Fuchsia globosa 



*F. gracilis 



Garden origin 

 Onagraceae 



Chili 



Mexico 



Red; 

 Summer 



and 

 Autumn 



Red; 

 Summer 



and 

 Autumn 



Red; 

 Summer 



and 

 Autumn 



A plant of more vigorous 

 growth, and with larger 

 leaves and flowers than any 

 of the other hardy Fuchsias. 

 It is very popular in the West 

 of England, but is not nearly 

 so effective when cut to the 

 ground each winter as some 

 of the others are. 



A free-growing Fuchsia which, 

 if cut to the ground, pushes 

 up long, wand-like shoots 

 that branch out freely, and 

 towards the latter part of 

 the summer are smothered 

 with bright-coloured flowers. 

 In the bud state these are of 

 a globose shape, hence its 

 specific name. 



The name gracilis well ex- 

 presses the prominent fea- 

 tures of this Fuchsia, for, 

 though as vigorous as glo- 

 bosa, it is far more slender 

 and graceful. Where not 

 perfectly hardy the droooing 

 flowers are seen to great 

 advantage when the shrub is 

 trained to a wall, and planted 

 in a permanent bed the old 



