TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



flowering 

 shrubs. 



makes a spreading bush about 3 ft. high ; C. macrophylla is an evergreen species 



with red fruits, suitable for rockery or bank, or for covering low walls ; C. multiflora 



is a very pretty form, being more or 

 less pendulous, very free flowering, and 

 4 to 6 ft. high ; C. rotundifolia grows 

 about 4 ft. high, bears red fruits, and 

 is a very useful species. C. Simonsii, 

 a sub-evergreen, has orange-coloured 

 fruits. The above named are the best 

 of this genus. T.S. 



CYDONIA. C. vulgaris, the "Quince," is the 

 type, while C. japonica, the " Japanese 

 Quince," with red flowers, is a favour- 

 ite for training against a wall ; they 

 are also excellent for covering large 

 mounds or banks. C. Maulei is a 

 bushy species with red flowers, and 

 C. sinensis is the " Chinese Quince." 

 T.S. 



CYRILLA. A lovely little shrub distinct in 

 form, with racemes of white flowers, 

 borne in a whorl round the stem. 

 Peat should be worked into the soil 

 when planting. C. racemiflora, the 

 " Leatherwood," is a useful species. P. 

 CYTISUS. In the creation of garden effects 

 there are few shrubs so useful as the 

 " Common Broom," which seems to 

 harmonize with any style, rough, 



polished, or formal. The following is a list of the best forms of Cytisus : C. albus, 



the " White Spanish 



broom;" (111. No. 360) . 



C. a. incarnatus is a 



variety tinged with 



red; C. nigricans grows 



3 ft. high ; C. prsecox 



grows 6 to 8 ft., the 



flowers being pale yel- 

 low ; C. purpureus, a 



low form, i to 2 ft. 



high. C. scoparius, the 



"Common Broom," 



speaks for itself, while 



the variety C. s. 



andreanus, with the 



reddish-bronze petals, 



makes, when planted 



in masses, a fine effect. 



T.S. 

 DABCECIA POLI FOLIA, the 



"St. Dabcec's Heath," and often called Menziesia, grows i to 2 ft. high, belongs to 



FIG. 361. QUALITIES OF FOLIAGE (VERTICAL LINE) 



FIG. 362. QUALITIES OF FOLIAGE (SILHOUETTE). 



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