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acuminated, smooth ; roots creeping. 

 Caucasus and all the Eastern moun- 

 tains. The same positions and 



treatment as for the preceding kind. 



Gaultheria procumbens (Creeping 

 Wintergreen). A very small and neat 

 evergreen shrub, with gaily coloured 

 berries; 4 to 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 summer; white, drooping, solitary, 

 terminal, succeeded by red berries 

 about the size of peas. Leaves, smooth, 

 leathery, obovate, acute at the base, 

 finely ciliated. Stems, procumbent ; 

 branches erect, naked at the bottom, 

 crowded with leaves at the top. In 

 sandy places and cool damp woods, 



from Canada to Virginia. The 



rock-garden, borders, or as edgings to 

 beds of small American plants. It is 

 said to prefer peat, but I have seen it 

 thrive perfectly in moist clay soils, 

 fully exposed to the sun. Division. 



Gaura Lindheimeri (White Gaura). 

 A slender perennial, 3 to 4^ ft. high. 

 Flowers, in summer and autumn ; pure 

 white and rose, slightly drooping, 

 numerous, arranged in long, slender 

 spikes. Leaves, alternate, oval- lanceo- 

 late, toothed, often spotted with red- 

 dish-purple, those of the stem linear- 

 lanceolate; stems branching, slender, 



tapering, erect. Texas. Borders, 



in sandy loam. Division and sjeed. 



Genista pilosa (Hairy Genista}. A 

 dwarf British shrub, with nume- 

 rous procumbent, branched, striped, 

 knotted, leafy stems. Flowers, in early 

 summer ; bright yellow, smaller than 

 those of G. tinctoria, solitary, axillary, 

 on short stalks ; calyx and stalks silky ; 

 legumes pubescent, 3 or 4-seeded. 

 Leaves, lance-shaped, obtuse, clothed 

 with silky down beneath. Europe and 



Britain. On sandy slopes and banks, 



or occasionally as a border plant, or 

 in collections of British wild flowers. 

 Seed or cuttings. 



Genista prostrata (Prostrate Genista). 

 A prostrate shrub with spreading 



stems, and angular, striped, and hairy 

 branches. Flowers, in early summer; 

 yellow, axillary, on erect stalks, three 

 times the length of calyx ; corolla 

 smooth ; legumes hairy ; calyx and 

 stalks covered with spreading hairs. 

 Leaves, ovate-oblong, somewhat hairy 

 beneath. Alps of Jura and Burgundy. 

 The rougher parts of the rock- 

 garden, or on banks or borders. In 

 the last position it looks well planted 

 on the tops of small mounds. Seed or 

 cuttings. 



Genista sagittalis (Arrow-pointed 

 Broom). A curious -looking kind, the 

 winged branches of which at first 

 sight remind one of a diminutive 

 Epiphyllum ; 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 early summer ; yellow, in an ovate, ter- 

 minal, leafless spike ; corolla smooth, 

 with a villous line on the back of 

 the keel. Leaves, ovate- lance-shaped, 

 sessile, placed singly at the joints of 

 the stem and branches. Native of 



mountain pastures of Europe. The 



rougher parts of the rock-garden, or 

 borders, in any soil. Also well fitted 

 for naturalization in unmown places, 

 with any aspect, and either on slopes 

 or the level ground. Seed, cuttings, 

 and division. 



Genista tinctoria (Dyer's Genista). 

 A neat native shrub, with nearly 

 upright spreading stems, that form 

 compact tufts; 12 to 18 in. high. 

 Flowers, in early summer ; yellow, 

 smooth, in terminal spiked racemes, 

 each flower springing from the axil of 

 a small leaf or bract ; legumes smooth. 

 Leaves, lance-shaped, sessile, usually 

 smooth and shining; branches up- 

 right, striped, round. Europe, not 

 uncommon in England, but rare in 



Scotland or Ireland. Banks, slopes, 



rough rocky ground, or grouped with 

 the smaller shrubs in beds or borders, 

 in any soil. Seed or division. 



Gentiana acaulis (Gentianella). j 

 One of the noblest of its brilliant : 

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