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FORSYTHIA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



FOTHERGILLA. 



ripen. When rambling ' about in a free 

 state, or when hanging over a bank 

 or a cutting, this Forsythia is seen to 

 very great advantage. F. viridissima, 

 another species, is quite a shrub. It 

 needs a spot fully exposed to the sun, 

 so that a good display of bloom may 

 be ensured. A certain Forsythia was 



flowered under glass in the greenhouse 

 or the conservatory during the early 

 months of the year, and, if so treated, 

 they will bloom well. Owing to the time 

 the blossoms expand when in the open 

 ground, very little forcing is necessary to 

 have them in bloom quite early. Fortunei 

 and Sieboldi are names often used ; but 



Francoa ramosa (Maiden's Wreath). 



sent here from the Continent two or 

 three years since under the name of F. 

 intermedia, and was announced as a 

 hybrid between F. suspensa and F. viri- 

 dissima. Though at first very little 

 disposed in its favour, I have recently 

 seen it in a better light. Its general 

 appearance is about midway between 

 its alleged parents. Forsythias may be 



these represent only vigorous forms of F. 

 suspensa. Shoots of the rambling kinds 

 root from the points almost as readily as 

 a bramble, and cuttings strike freely. A 

 new kind has recently been found in 

 Europe S. europcea, but of its merits we 

 have as yet no experience. 



FOTHERGILLA. F. alnifolia is a 

 North American dwarf shrub, desirable on 



