CORYLOPSIS 



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smooth and bright green above, somewhat silky beneath on the veins and 

 margins ; stalk slender, ^ to f in. long. Flowers primrose-yellow, about 

 f in. across, produced two, sometimes three together on short spikes ; basal 

 bracts of spike pale green, thin, hairy inside. 



Native of Japan ; introduced by Messrs Veitch. Although the spikes of 

 this charming little shrub are shorter and fewer-flowered than in C. spicata 

 and other species, the blossom itself is larger, more open, and more beautiful. 

 The plant itself is not so hardy as C. spicata, and I have known it destroyed 

 by severe cold ; owing to its early growth also, spring frosts frequently pinch the 

 young shoots. For the milder parts of the kingdom no more delightful March- 

 flowering shrub could be chosen. It differs from all the other hardy species in 

 its large, open flowers. 



C. -SINENSIS, Hemsley. 



A shrub TO to 15 ft. high in a wild state; young shoots downy and (like 

 the leaf-stalks) more or less glandular. Leaves obovate-oblong, 2 to 3^ 



CORYLOPSIS PAUCIFLORA. 



ins. long, abruptly pointed, heart-shaped at the base, toothed, silky-felted 

 beneath ; stalk j to f ins. long, very downy Flowers pale primrose-yellow, 

 fragrant, produced twelve to eighteen together during April in a drooping 

 spike \\ to 2 ins. long, each flower \ in. long; petals orbicular, \ in. diameter; 

 anthers yellow ; calyx greenish yellow with short rounded lobes ; stipular 

 bracts broader than long, concave, silky inside and at the margins, smooth 

 outside, yellow-green j floral bracts hairy both sides. Fruits globose, \ in. 

 diameter, hairy. 



Native of Central and W. China ; introduced by Wilson for Messrs Veitch 

 about 1901. It appears to be closely allied to C. Griffithii, but differs in 

 the basal bracts of the inflorescence being broader and shorter, and 

 in the yellow anthers. C. spicata has differently shaped leaves, much 

 more glaucous, and broadest below the middle. C. sinensis, so far as 

 can be judged at present, is quite hardy,, At Coombe Wood it grows 

 vigorously and is 5 ft. or more high, flowering regularly in April. It promises 

 to be as useful in gardens as C, spicata. 



C. SPICATA, Siebold. 



(Bot. Mag. 5 t. 54580 



A wide-spreading bush up to 6 ft. high, with crooked, flexible branches, 

 clothed with silky down when young. Leaves broadly heart-shaped, pointed j 



