132 THE GAKDENEE'S COMPANION 



B. variabilis magnified, only differs from the 

 former in being a redder colour. 



Caryopteris. " Blue Spiraea," as it is sometimes 

 called, is a low-growing shrub, rather dull dark 

 leaves, white on the underside, and soft blue 

 flowers in autumn, not very showy. It should be 

 put in a sunny situation. 



Oeutzia. The Deutzias are all hardy, and very 

 floriferous. D. gracilis, which one so often sees in 

 greenhouses, grows and flowers even better in the 

 open. There are numerous hybrids of this variety, 

 both white and pink flowered, all useful and pretty. 

 D. crenata is quite a large-growing shrub, reaching 

 eight to ten feet in height. The double-flowered 

 variety is a most beautiful sight when in flower in 

 July ; it prefers a shady situation. 



Elder Sambucus. I have placed this in my 

 list of good shrubs for the sake of S. laciniata 

 folis aureis, which is the most lovely golden shrub, 

 the foliage so light and pretty, and keeps a good 

 colour all the summer. 



Forsythia. A shrub with drooping yellow 

 flowers the shape of a hyacinth, which appear before 

 the leaves, in early spring; it is often used as a 

 climber against a wall. 



