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Laurustinus Viburnum Tinus. A charming 

 shrub, growing eight to ten feet high, covered in 

 early spring with large heads of white flowers with 

 a dash of red about them ; it is quite hardy, but 

 grows best on a chalky soil. 



Magnolia Magnolia. Most of the Magnolias 

 are quite hardy, M . acuminata is a quick-growing 

 plant, with enormous leaves and huge white flowers ; 

 there are also deciduous varieties, of which M . con- 

 spicua has white flowers in great abundance. 



Napal Laburnum Piptanthus nepalensis. A 

 beautiful shrub, about ten feet high, with leaves 

 like a magnified Laburnum of dark glossy colour, 

 and large bunches of yellow flowers ; it is good as 

 a wall plant. 



Olearia Olearia. These are pretty and neat 

 small shrubs with white flowers ; most of them are 

 quite hardy by the sea, or in sheltered positions. 

 0. Hastii is the most hardy. 



Portugal Laurel Cerasus lusitanica. An in- 

 valuable shrub, very hardy, growing quickly and 

 reaching a height of fifteen to twenty feet. When 

 well established it flowers profusely in spring, 

 sprays of small white flowers covering the whole 

 bush, followed by reddish berries, which, however, 



