90 TREES AND SHRUBS 



Philadelphia coronarius foliis aureis, yellow in the spring and 

 early summer and very bright then, gradually gets green 

 afterwards. 



Ptelea trifoliata aurea, yellow. 



Rhamnus Alaternus variegatus, white. 



Rhus Cotinus atropurpureus, purple. 



Symphoricarpus orbiculatus variegatus, yellow. 



Sambucus nigra foliis aureis, yellow, retaining its colour well 



till autumn. 



racemosa plumosa aurea, a beautiful cut-leaved 

 Golden Elder. 



DWARF SHRUBS AND CLIMBERS 

 Acanthopanax spinosum variegatum, pretty, white-variegated, 



dwarf, and slow-growing., 



Arundinaria auricoma, the best yellow-variegated hardy Bamboo. 

 Fortunei, the best white -variegated hardy 



Bamboo. 



Cornus alba Spaethii, probably the finest of all yellow-varie- 

 gated dwarf shrubs, never "scorching" in the hottest 

 summers. 



Euonymus radicans, the white-variegated form of this plant 

 is useful as a carpet in shady positions where grass will 

 not grow. 



Hedera Helix (Ivy), numerous varieties, both shrubby and 

 climbing arborescens variegata, chrysophylla, discolor, 

 maderensis variegata, sulphurea, canariensis argentea. 

 Jasminum nudiflorum foliis aureis and 



officinale foliis aureis, variegated climbers with 

 yellow leaves ; the latter is the more ornamental, 

 but is delicate in constitution. 

 Kerria japonica foliis variegatis, white. 

 Lonicera japonica aureo-reticulata. The veins of this climber 



are beautifully " picked out " in gold. 



Osmanthus Aquifolium ilicifolius variegatus, a holly-like, 

 white-variegated shrub useful in the milder 

 parts of the kingdom. 



