126 TOWN PLANTING 



portions of a bare wall in the metropolis. It 

 is a neat little shrub with slender shoots, shining 

 green serrated leaves, and tubular sweet-scented 

 flowers. Rich, well-drained soil is a necessity. 



THE JAPANESE QUINCE (Pyrus, or Cydonia 

 japonica) is one of the most showy of wall 

 plants, and can succeed well where smoke and 

 dust abound. The flowers are brilliant crim- 

 son and produced in plenty towards the end of 

 Winter and before the leaves appear. Wher- 

 ever wall shrubs are being used in towns, this 

 beautiful shrub should receive attention. It is 

 of fairly rapid growth and would appear to do 

 well in any situation. 



EUONYMUS JAPONICUS and the variety Aureo 

 marginatus do well as wall shrubs in London 

 indeed, they succeed well where atmospheric 

 impurities are known to exist. They make 

 excellent wall plants and would seem to retain 

 their foliage in better condition when used for 

 this purpose than when planted as standards. 

 These may be considered as the best of wall 

 shrubs for town planting, but others have been 

 tried with a fair amount of success such as 



