B. sempervirens 



B. s. aureo-maculata. This variety is recog- 

 nised by its loose and graceful habit, and by its 

 leaves being blotched and striated with gold. 

 As the leaves advance in age much of the colour 

 is lost, but in the case of those up to one year 

 old it occupies about half the space. It belongs 

 to the large-growing section. 



B. s. aurea pendula = " Golden Weeping Box." 

 A very ornamental sort, distinguished from the 

 last-named by the pendulous habit of the second- 

 ary branches. The leaves are about f of an 

 inch long and barely J of an inch wide. The 

 golden colouring in some instances is con- 

 fined to narrow margins, whilst at others it 

 occupies the greater part of the surface. It grows 

 into a good-sized bush. 



B. s. aureo-marginata. This is a strong- 

 growing variety of rather stiff, upright habit, 

 with broadly-oval leaves which sometimes have 

 a curious way of narrowing rapidly near the 

 apex, at other times being quite rounded, or 

 again undulated and malformed. The disk is 

 deep green, and the variegation is in the form of 

 an irregular golden band. It is not one of the 

 most desirable sorts. 



B. s. elegantissima. Where a neat-growing, 

 silver- variegated evergreen is required, this might 

 well be tried. It is a slow-growing sort of 

 upright habit, with rather small and narrow 

 leaves, many of which are deformed. The 



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