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though having no preference for seaside gardens, is 

 Magnolia graiidiflora. The large, handsome leaves are 

 evergreen, and the big cream-white, cup-shaped blooms 

 are deliciously fragrant. Unfortunately this Magnolia 

 is not sufficiently hardy for planting in the open, 

 except in warm sheltered gardens, but it is an ideal 

 wall shrub, preferring a south or west aspect. 



Shrubs with Coloured Foliage. One may obtain 

 showy effects in the garden by grouping certain shrubs 

 with coloured foliage ; if the kinds are chosen with 

 care the colour scheme holds good from the opening 

 of the leaves in spring until they fall in autumn. If 

 planted in good soil they may be left undisturbed for 

 years. The only attention they need is an occasional 

 pruning to prevent overcrowding, and some care to 

 keep the soil free from weeds, and the surface loose 

 by hoeing. The principal colours available other than 

 green are purple and the so-called gold and silver all 

 of which may be obtained in evergreen and leaf -losing 

 kinds. The best golden-leaved evergreens are Golden 

 Queen Holly, Elaeagnus Simonii, Tree Ivies and golden- 

 leaved Euonymus. Of silvery-leaved shrubs there are 

 Silver Queen Holly, Tree Ivy Silver Gem, Cotton 

 Lavender (Santolina Chamaecyparissus) and Elaeagnus 

 macrophylla. Among leaf-losing or deciduous shrubs 

 rich purple is found in the Japanese Maples, the 

 purple-leaved Nut, purple-leaved Barberry and the 

 familiar Prunus Pissardi. Yellow or golden leaves are 

 possessed by Catalpa bignonioides aurea, Acer Negundo 

 aurea (a Maple), the golden-leaved Elderberry, Neillia 

 opulifolia lutea and the yellow-leaved Mock Orange. 

 Silver is represented by the leaves of the variegated 

 Acer Negundo, Atriplex Halimus and Elaeagnus 

 angustifolia. 



Late-flowering Shrubs. Shrubs that bloom towards 

 the end of August are welcome, though they may be less 

 showy than others that blossom earlier in the year. Of 



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