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shrubberies with great effect, and even used as isolated 

 specimens on lawns if desired. They form close, sym- 

 metrical heads and flower freely in late spring, when they 

 are masses of beautiful bloom. There is a silver variegated 

 Thorn, foliis argenteis ; and a yellow- fruited, fructu- 

 luteo, amongst others. The variety praecox is the Glaston- 

 bury Thorn, which may flower in autumn or winter. 

 There are several varieties, too, of the Cockspur Thorn, 

 Crataegus Crus-galli, which has thorny branches, glossy 

 leaves and white flowers, followed by red fruit. The 

 leaves also colour in autumn. Splendens is a fine form. 

 One of the finest of the Thorns is, however, the beautiful 

 variety of the Evergreen Pyracantha called Lalandi, 

 which berries every year, and every third season or so 

 becomes a sheet of vermilion. It is often grown against 

 a wall, but it makes a beautiful isolated bush or group of 

 bushes eight to twelve feet high. It has small leaves and 

 white flowers. This splendid Thorn thrives in suburban 

 gardens, and it ought to be planted generally, for there 

 are few things, whether plant, shrub or tree, to compare 

 with it for brilliant beauty in the fall. 



The Quince, Cydonia vulgaris, is not infrequently 

 grown to yield its highly perfumed fruit for preserving, 

 and is planted as a tree in the open. Japonica and 

 Maulei are more ornamental, and both are beautiful ; 

 but they are generally planted against low walls. They 

 can be grown as bushes if desired. Maulei, though the 

 less known, is the better of the two ; it bears large 

 brilliant red flowers followed by yellow fruits, which are 

 agreeably perfumed. There is a variety with white 

 flowers, alba ; and there are also forms with darker 

 flowers than the type, notably atrosanguinea. Good 

 varieties of Japonica are atropurpurea, very dark ; flore 

 pleno, double ; and Knap Hill Scarlet. 



