GOOD TREES AND SHRUBS 21$ 



suffused with delicate pink and rose. A. P. flavo-marginatum (Corstor- 

 phine Plane) has golden variegated leaves, and is worth growing. A. 

 Negundo is a first-rate tree, but its silver-leaved form is showier and quite 

 as hardy and free in growth. It is an excellent tree for small gardens, 

 and unlike many variegated trees does not burn in hot suns, and succeeds 

 famously in dry soil, but it must not be used recklessly. Its colouring 

 is very decided, and when the tree is planted very freely the effect is 

 " spotty." A. N . californium aureum makes an excellent companion to 

 it, being perfectly hardy, vigorous, and the bright golden leaves remain 

 true to colour throughout the summer. A. N. elegans is another showy 

 variety, but unfortunately planted sparingly. It is perhaps of rather freer 

 growth than the one just referred to. The strong growths are of a con- 

 spicuous glaucous hue, and the leaves tender green, margined and striped 

 with yellow and cream white. A. platanoides Schwedleri is a splendid 

 tree, and perhaps the most beautiful of Norway Maples. It is tall, vigorous, 

 free in growth, and has delightful foliage, its bronzy-red deepening with 

 age. A. p. rubrum is of much merit with reddish tinted leaves. It is of 

 excellent growth, and, like the last named, very beautiful in autumn. 

 A. argutum, from Japan, forms a neat specimen, and is suitable for the 

 outskirts of the lawn. It is rather slow in growth, and has tinted, deeply- 

 lobed leaves, which change to bright colouring in autumn. A. japonicum 

 is a much branched tree of small stature, and well adapted for small 

 gardens. Its colours in autumn are remarkably brilliant, and as the 

 leaves hang upon the trees long after those of many species have fallen, its 

 value for effect is increased. Within the last twelve years several new 

 species have been introduced from China; distinct ones are A. Davidii, 

 A. Henryi, A. Olingianum } and A. longipes. All promise to be of value 

 for the garden. 



The Actinidias are hardy climbers, well suited for training over 

 arbours, bridges, pergolas, and similar structures. A. Kolomikta, from 

 Eastern Asia, is perhaps the most familiar kind. It is vigorous in growth, 

 and soon covers a large space. Although its white flowers are not showy 

 they are produced freely, and the young leaves are of a pleasing shade 

 of green, eventually changing to rich orange and yellow. A. polygama 

 is also a strong grower with white flowers, but the most ornamental 

 species is A. chinensis, a strong-growing Chinese plant of recent intro- 

 duction. It bears yellow flowers, and large leaves, which when young 

 are covered, together with the young shoots, with conspicuous, reddish 

 hairs. Ordinary soil suits these rampant climbers. 



Mg\Q Sepiaria, introduced from Japan about 1870, deserves mention 

 not only for its quaint growth, but also for its small, sweet-scented, 

 white, orange-like blossoms, which are borne along the spiny branches. 

 It is slow in growth, and should, if possible, be planted in small groups on 

 the turf, selecting of course a sunny position so as to ensure thorough 

 ripening of the wood. It succeeds best in turfy loam, with which has been 

 incorporated a quantity of leaf-mould. Good drainage is of much im- 

 portance, because it fails when the roots travel into sour soil. 



ffisculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut} is the noblest of all 



