THE USE OF VARIEGATED TREES 87 



Many a garden would be improved by bringing the 

 variegated shrubs it contains together so as to pro- 

 duce a few broad masses of colour. Some of these 

 shrubs, like Spath's Cornel, or the Golden Elder, may, 

 in large gardens especially, be planted alone in large 

 beds or groups. The large trees, like the Purple 

 Beech, can stand by themselves. 



The following list contains one hundred of the 

 finest of variegated trees and shrubs : 



TREES 



Acer Negundo variegatum, creamy white. 

 Negundo aureum, golden entirely. 

 platanoides Schwedleri, soft red in spring. 

 Pseudo-platanus flavo-marginatum, the " Corstorphine " 



Sycamore, one of the largest of variegated trees. 

 Alnus glutinosa aurea, wholly yellow. 

 Betula alba purpurea, wholly purple. 



Castanea sativa aureo-marginata, the variegated Sweet Chest- 

 nut, perhaps the best of all large trees, with parti-coloured 

 leaves. 

 Catalpa bignonioides aurea, wholly golden, and most effective 



in summer and autumn. 



Fagus sylvatica purpurea. Of the Purple Beeches there are 

 now numerous forms, such as atropurpurea, cuprea, 

 purpurea, pendula (weeping), and "Swat Magret" 

 (the darkest of all). 

 ,, sylvatica variegata, white. 

 sylvatica tricolor, various shades of red and purple ; 



beautifully coloured, but not vigorous. 

 sylvatica var. Zlatia, entirely pale golden green in 



spring, but for a short time only. 



Fraxinus americana aucubaefolia, richly mottled with yellow. 

 Ilex Aquifolium. The variegated Hollies, both silver and 



