TREES AND SHRUBS. 45 



Exochorda grandiflora 



(Pearl Biixh] is sometimes called Spircea grandi- 

 flora, and it certainly much resembles a spinea ; but its 

 flowers are larger, being quite an inch across. It is one 

 of the most beautiful flowering shrubs we possess, and 

 care should be taken to give it a sheltered spot, so as 

 to protect the bloom which appears in INI ay at the same 

 time as the leaves, and converts it into a rounded mass 

 of snow-white flowers 8 ft. through, and as many high. 

 It will grow in any soil, though a rich loam suits it best, 

 and can be raised from seed, suckers, or layers. 



Fabiana imbricata 



Is a very pretty little evergreen about 3 ft. high, in 

 appearance very much like heath, that in May will be 

 covered with pure white flowers, if it is grown under a 

 wall. Almost any soil seems to suit it, and in the 

 Spring it can be raised in a cold frame by inserting 

 cuttings of the young wood in sand. 



Forsythia Fortunei 



Syn. for Forsythia suspensa, q.v. 



Forsythia Sieboldi 



Syn. for F. suspensa, q.v. 



