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because it is so fragrant, but there are varieties with finer flowers, 

 notably Marie Legraye and Michael Buchner, the latter of which 

 is double. 



We mentioned Deutzia gracilis as a suitable plant for growing 

 in an unheated greenhouse, and hence the impression may have 

 been gathered that it is hardy. It will certainly pass the winter 

 out of doors, but weather that would not hurt the plant will often 

 injure the flowers, and therefore mar the beauty of the shrub just 

 as effectually as if frost cut the growth. The species crenata 

 flore pleno is almost equally as beautiful as gracilis, and flowers 

 rather later, so that it is preferable for the garden. The Deutzias 

 lose their foliage in autumn like Lilacs. They are, in a word, 

 deciduous, not evergreen. 



The amateur may not have heard of the Weigela, but we can 

 confidently recommend it as one of the best of the spring-blooming 

 deciduous shrubs. It is remarkable for its profusion of bloom 

 and its bright colours. The flowers are not large, but they are 

 borne in such numbers that the shrubs look a mass of blossom. 

 The Weigela is not in the least fastidious as to soil. It seems 

 to do almost equally well on sandy and on clayey land ; anyway, 

 we have had equal success with it under both conditions. The 

 varieties Abel Carriere and Eva Rathke' are two of the most 

 popular. The latter is a great favourite on account of its rich 

 colour. 



Almost every townsman knows Gorse in fact, it will be so 

 familiar as to have no garden interest. Who would think of 

 growing in his garden a plant that covers miles of common ? We 

 will not suggest that the ordinary Gorse be grown, but we must 

 certainly put in a word in favour of one or two allied plants, 

 notably Cytisus Andreanus, a Broom with beautiful flowers of 

 rich brown and yellow, borne abundantly. Everybody who sees 

 this charming plant falls in love with it. Like the Gorse, Furze 

 or Whin, it thrives on sandy land, which has not body enough 



