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any good loamy soil. The single form is a low spread- 

 ing deciduous bush, about 4 ft. high, whereas the 

 double variety, ft ore pie no, is more erect, reaching a 

 height of (> ft., and its flowers are like yellow rosettes. 

 They can be grown quite easily in the Autumn from 

 their suckers and from cuttings ; the plants can also 

 be divided or layered. 



Kerria japonica flore pleno 



v. A", japonica. 



Koelreuteria paniculata 



Is a deciduous tree that will grow to a height ot 

 about 15ft., and is worth planting for the sake of the 

 brightness of its leaves in the Spring and their glorious 

 Autumn tints, as well as for the clusters of small yellow 

 flowers which appear in June and July in long branching- 

 panicles above them. It will thrive in any well-drained 

 soil, and can be grown in the Spring from cuttings of 

 the young shoots or in the early Autumn by layers. 



Laburnum vulgare 



(Common Laburnum] will thrive in almost any soil, 

 and is to be seen in many varieties throughout the 

 country, raining its golden blossoms upon us from 

 April to June. The species are easily grown from 



