TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



CISTUS. A genus which is suitable for situations where the soil is dry and poor. The Flowering 

 position should face South if possible, as its growths ripen better when exposed to the shrubs. 

 sun. The different species of this genus vary in height. A list of the most interesting 

 is as follows : C. corbariensis, with white flowers, 2 ft. high ; C. crispus, purple flowers, 

 2 ft. high ; C. cyprius, petals white with a dark spot at base, height 4 ft. ; C. laurifolius, 

 a most useful form, 4 to 6 ft. high, with white flowers ; C. purpureus, 2 ft. high ; 

 C. ladaniferus is a handsome form, but as it is somewhat tender it does not thrive in 

 all parts of the country. C. recognitus, 2 ft. high, makes a grand show, as also 

 does C. monspeliensis and its variety C. florentinus, a most effective low-growing 

 shrub producing sheets of white flowers. The plants should be grown in pots up 

 to the time of planting out, as they do not take well to transplanting from open 

 ground. The best effect is obtained when they are planted in masses. 

 CLERODENDRON. Belongs to the Order Verbenacese, and should be more largely planted 

 than it has been, as in August and September, when the flowers appear, there is 

 really a scarcity of bloom amongst the hardy shrubs. C. fcetidum (syn. C. Bungei), 

 grows about 5 ft. high with quite a number of shoots, which bear terminal corymbs 

 of lilac-rose flowers. C. trichotomum " Kusagi," from China and Japan, is the 

 best hardy form, it grows to a height of 10 to 12 ft. ; the flower-heads in terminal 

 cymes of very fragrant blooms, with red calyx and white corolla, are really a fine 

 sight : this species should be planted in groups. 



CLETHRA. A genus of deciduous shrubs which bear racemes of white flowers ; they belong 

 to the Order Ericaceae, and naturally need a peaty soil and the same treatment as 

 most Ericaceous plants. C. acuminata grows over 10 ft. high ; alnifolia, the " Sweet 

 Pepper-bush," with its varieties, about 4 ft. high. P. 



COLUTEA. An interesting genus of Leguminosaa, which flowers very freely and ripens 

 fruits of a bladder-like shape. C. arborescens, the " Bladder Senna," grows to 10 

 ft. high. Other species are C. cruenta and C. longialata. 



CORNUS. Ornamental shrubs and small trees, useful both when in and out of leaf, as 

 the Winter state of some forms is very striking. A few of the best species and 

 varieties are as follows : C. alba grows 5 to 10 ft. high, with white flowers and 

 white fruits, and in the Winter has deep red-coloured bark. Two good varieties 

 are C. a. sibirica variegata and C. a. Spathii. C. Baileyi has red stems ; C. brachypoda 

 and its variety C. b. variegata are distinct and handsome ; C. florida, the " Flowering 

 Dogwood," grows over 20 ft. high; C. mas, "the Cornelian Cherry," "Cornel," is a 

 species which makes a splendid show of yellow flowers early in the year when the 

 tree is leafless ; it is a native of Europe, and is useful for a large shrubbery. C. 

 sanguinea, the " Common Dogwood," and C. stolonifera (syn. C. alba), the ' Red 

 Osier Dogwood," are useful for massing in the woods or by streams or 

 ornamental lakes. T. 

 CORONILLA. C. emerus, the Scorpion Senna, is a pretty shrub with yellow flowers, growing 



3 to 4 ft. high. 



CORYLUS. C. Avellana, the " Common Hazel," is a type of this genus of Cupuliferae. 

 The two varieties, C. aurea, with golden foliage, and C. heterophylla, are useful 

 shrubbery plants, as also are C. maxima and the variety C. m. atropurpurea. 

 COTONEASTER. Hardy shrubs requiring little or no care after planting, excellent for 

 the shrubbery, or for training against walls. The following are the best ; C. 

 angustifolia, an orange-berried form of recent introduction; C. bacillaris, a deciduous 

 shrub with dark purple fruits, over 15 ft. high ; C. buxifolia, an evergreen, 6 ft. 

 high ; C. Franchettii, a Yunnan species. C. frigida, with deciduous leaves and 

 bearing red fruits, makes a very fine effect, growing about 15 ft. high, and is most 

 useful for forming a mass in a large shrubbery or the home park. C. horizontalis 



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