02 CALENDAR OF FLOWERING 



fact it is hard to find any day of the year on which 

 some flower is not to be seen upon some of it if there 

 is any quantity of it about ; so much so that it has 

 given rise to the well-known saying : ' when the gorse 

 is out of flower, kissing's out of season.' There is a 

 double variety, flore pleno, which is most beautiful. It 

 is best raised from seeds or cuttings. 



Ulex germanica 



Is a prostrate growing gorse that blooms in May, 

 when its tiny golden flowers are to be seen in great 

 profusion. For propagation, &c., v. Ulex nanux. 



Ulex nanus 



(Tarn Furze) is a low growing gorse, with stems 

 not more than 3 ft. high, and drooping branches that 

 lie prostrate on the ground. It can be raised from 

 seed or by cuttings ; and does well in ordinary soil, 

 forming an excellent evergreen shrub for rockeries, as 

 it spreads quickly, and in November, when nearly every- 

 thing else is in a state of rest, produces its bright golden 

 blossom. 



Veronica buxifolia 



(Speedwell) is a very neat little deciduous Box-like 

 Speedwell, about 3 ft. high, that in June, when the sun 

 catches it. one mass of small white flowers, is indeed 



