Garrya 



case and two proper ovules. On the top of the seed- 

 case are two short columns or styles. The seed-cases 

 ripen into black berries and the ovules into fertile 

 seeds ; on the top of the berries can be seen the remains 

 of the styles. It was Dr. Lindley, Professor of Botany 

 in the University of London, who first elucidated this 

 botanical riddle. 



The Garrya' s leaves are set on short stalks opposite 

 to each other in pairs. They are leathery in texture 

 and a long oval in form, their margin is waved irregu- 

 larly and their under side is hoary with a coat of in- 

 tertwined hairs. Their glossy surface and their thick 

 texture make them admirably suited to withstand the 

 dust and soot of towns, hence in not too rigorous a 

 climate and in a fairly sheltered spot they make an 

 admirable shrub for town planting in garden or park. 

 They are sometimes planted, too, to grow over a porch 

 or upon a wall, or to serve as a hedge ; but though 

 they are excellent in all these capacities they are really 

 best seen to advantage when growing as a bush with 

 plenty of space all round. In a crowded situation the 

 quaint effect of the dripping lines of the grey-green 

 catkins is apt to be lost. But to see the Garrya at its 

 very best in this country one should visit some of those 

 Cornish gardens where huge bushes, fifteen feet high 

 and as much in diameter, revel in the mild and equable 



climate and add dignity to their surroundings. 



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