TREES AND SHRUBS 



January ; also by layers and division. Old wood should be cut out in June ; 

 but do not shorten young shoots. 



Mowers white, in a trichotomous, corymbose panicle ; Calyx 5-partite, teeth 

 ovate, shorter than tube, dotted ; Petals 5, obovate, nearly glabrous, imbri- 

 cate, I in. long; Stameiis 10, filaments broadly winged; Ovary inferior, 

 3-5-celled, placentation axile, styles 3-5, filifoi-m ; Fruit a capsule, separating 

 into 3-5 cocci. 



Leaves opposite, oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, scabrous 

 with stellate hairs, underside green. 



A deciduous slirub, 5 ft. ; Branches opposite ; Bark peeling in long thin 

 shining rolls. 



Native of Himalayas, introduced 1830 ; Genus named in honour of 

 Johann Deutz, a Dutch naturalist, a friend and patron of Thunberg. 



JAPANESE SNOW-FLOWER, Deutda crenata. 



Gardens. May, June. This is one of the hardiest of dwarf white-flowering 

 shrubs, and looks well as a single specimen on the grass, in a sheltered position. 



Floivers white, in a terminal panicle, pedicels scabrous; Calyx 5-toothed, 

 scabrous with stellate hairs; Petals 5, ovate, obtuse; Stamens 10, peri- 

 gynous, filaments white, broad, horned ; Disk pink ; Ovary inferior, 3-celled, 

 styles 3, white, stigmas recurved ; Fruit a capsule. 



Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, crenate-dentate, obtuse, scabrous, lighter 

 green underside. 



A deciduous shrub 4-10 ft. ; Stems slender ; Bark peeling. 



Native of Japan, introduced 1833 ; known in gardens as D. scabra, the 

 Rough-leaved Deutzia ; leaves used for polishing ivory. 



SLENDER DEUTZIA, Deutzia gracilis. 



Gardens. April, May. Being somewhat tender, this is most frequently 



seen under glass, but will grow luxuriantly outdoors in a warm, sheltered 



position. 



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