Beautiful Flowering Shrubs 



leaves, set on thick stiff stems, are largely obscured by 

 the lavish production of white hawthorn-like flowers. 

 (They form, in fact, an almost bridal garment for the 

 shrub during July and August.) It is very fairly hardy, 

 doing well round London, for instance, and is much to 

 be recommended for small gardens where the larger 

 shrubs are apt to be overpowering. 



Finally, one must notice the hybrid E. langleyensis , 

 which was raised in the Veitch gardens at Langley in 

 1893 by fertilising the ovules of the above E. philip- 

 piana with pollen from the darkest variety of E. mac- 

 rantha. The result of this crossing between these two 

 hardiest of the Escallonias is that it follows the male 

 parent in bearing distinctive bright rose-carmine flowers, 

 and the female parent in being of compact growth and 

 in carrying small dark leaves, and both parents in 

 possessing the quality of considerable hardiness. It is 

 more graceful and supple than most Escallonias, and its 

 flowers are borne on the upper side of the branches. 



Soil and Cultivation. Well-drained, sandy loam, 

 not too rich, is the best soil for these plants, and trjey 

 should be placed in positions that are not exposed to 

 cold winds. They are easily propagated by cuttings, 

 taken preferably in August, or by layering. Pruning 

 of their long shoots is desirable, especially in E. rubra, 

 in early spring. 



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