Holly, Yew and Box 



species are angustifolia, buxifolia, microphylla 

 and thymifolia. The first-mentioned plant re- 

 quires wall culture in most places. 



Cratsegus Pyracantha. This is well known as 

 the orange-scarlet fruited Pyracantha so often 

 grown against walls. It is, however, quite hardy 

 and thrives as a bush in the open. Several varieties 

 are known, including one with white fruits, and 

 another with larger fruits than the type called 

 Lalandi. A companion species is C. crenulata. 



Cistus. The various Cistuses are capital 

 plants for clothing dry sunny banks, and they 

 thrive in poor soil. Most of the species are rather 

 tender, but several withstand ordinary winters 

 about London. All are very floriferous and 

 blossom during May and June. Good ones are 

 corbariensis, crispus, ladaniferus, laurifolius, pur- 

 pureus, and villosus. 



Daphne. The " Spurge Laurel," Daphne 

 Laureola, has already been mentioned. In addi- 

 tion we have D. pontica, a rather large-leaved 

 shrub growing 4 feet or so high ; D. Laureola 

 Philippi, dwarfer and bearing smaller leaves than 

 the type ; D. L. purpurea, with purplish leaves ; 

 D. oleoides, a small leaved purple flowered 

 plant; D. Cneorum, the " Garland Flower," a 

 dwarf plant with tiny leaves and pretty, fragrant 

 light red flowers ; and others. 



Daphniphyllum macropodum. A large grow- 

 ing shrub from China and Japan, with fine 



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