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scented yellow flowers in winter and early spring. B. nepalensis is another 

 beautiful kind deserving attention. It is free in growth, floriferous, and 

 bears an abundance of purplish-coloured berries. B. nervosa (B. glumacea) 

 is suitable for the rock-garden, as it is dwarf and very pretty. Its 

 leaves are deep green, and it bears racemes of flowers from October 

 onwards. Several useful and decorative kinds of Berberis have been 

 received from China within the last few years, notably B. Wilsonce, a 

 dwarf, deciduous shrub with numerous small leaves and long spines, 

 amongst which the golden flowers appear in May to be followed by rich 

 red berries, which ripen in autumn ; B. polyantha, a bush five feet high 

 with yellow flowers and red fruits ; B. dictyophylla, conspicuous by 

 reason of its white stems, the silvery under-surface of its leaves, it's 

 yellow flowers and scarlet fruits ; and B. verruculosa, a dense evergreen 

 bush two feet or so high with thick, ovate leaves, yellow flowers, and 

 purplish fruits. 



Bryanthus erectUS is a dwarf evergreen for the rock-garden, as 

 well as a permanent edging to dwarf shrubs. Although it grows in 

 ordinary soil, it makes the best growth and yields the greatest profusion 

 of small, delicate, rose-pink flowers in terminal clusters in peaty soil, 

 and a position just beyond the influence of fierce sunlight. If the ground 

 is properly drained, partially shaded, and occasional soakings of water 

 are given while growth is young, a brilliant flower display follows. This 

 exquisite little shrub is far too seldom seen. B. e'mpetriformis is also 

 delightfully free, and, like the last named, of dwarf growth ; it is very 

 uncommon. Its rosy-purple flowers are borne in early summer. 



Buddleia globosa (Orange Ball Tree) is the hardiest member of 

 a rather extensive family. In addition to its hardiness, it is also easily 

 placed, and flourishes in almost any soil. It is an excellent seaside 

 shrub, in which situation it not only grows luxuriantly, but blossoms 

 profusely. It does not often grow more than twelve feet high, but a 

 plant of such a size, when displaying its wealth of orange-coloured, ball- 

 like flowers, is the most conspicuous shrub in flower in late summer. 

 It is half an evergreen, and its long, pointed green leaves are covered 

 with a glaucous tomentum on the lower surface. B. lindleyana differs 

 from B. globosa by reason of its dwarfer habit, somewhat tender consti- 

 tution, and purplish-red flowers, borne in long, terminal racemes. It 

 should be planted against a wall. During late years several new sorts 

 have been introduced. The best species is B. variabilis, but it is better 

 to grow the varieties Veitchiana and magnified than the type. Both 

 produce long terminal panicles of lilac-coloured, honey-scented flowers 

 during July and August, the inflorescences often being eighteen inches 

 long. They require rich loamy soil and the best results are obtained 

 by cutting the plants back almost to the ground-line every February. 

 An older and more tender shrub of great beauty is B. Colvillei from Sikkim. 

 It bears large, terminal racemes of bright-coloured flowers which 

 resemble small Pentstemons, but may only be grown in the milder parts 

 of the country. 



BUXUS (Box). The native Box Tree (Buxus sempervirens) is so 



