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plant for a windy position. It can be used for a 

 similar purpose as Euonymus japonicus, which is so 

 commonly planted on the south coast of England. 



P. variegatum. This is a handsome silver- 

 coloured variety, making it a pretty shrub for borders 

 or a lawn, but is less hardy than the former species. 



Both are propagated by cuttings made of the half- 

 ripened wood in the spring or the autumn. 



Rhododendrons, Camellias, Azaleas, and Gardenias, 

 bloom fairly well the first or second year after being 

 brought into the country, but they usually deteriorate 

 with the heat and the lime in the water, and unless 

 fresh importations are constantly being made, these 

 plants can scarcely be considered a success in Egypt. 



New Holland plants, such as Banksia, Callistemon, 

 Hakea, Melaleuca, Metrosideros, &c., do not succeed 

 in the salt and limey soil of Alexandria, but many of 

 the Australian trees grow to perfection in Cairo. 



The following is a list of twenty-six varieties of 

 shrubs that are established in the country, and can be 

 recommended for their foliage or flowers : 



Acokanthera spectabilis 

 Calotropis procera 

 Carica Papaya 

 Deutzia scabra 

 Eranthemum nervosa 

 Eugenia australis 

 E. Jambosa 

 Jacob inia magnified 

 Lawsonia alba 

 Lagerstromia indica 

 Meryta angustifolia 

 Murray a exotica 

 Melaleuca ericifolia 



Melianthus comosus 

 Nandina domestica 

 Nyctanthes Arbor-tristis 

 Ochrosia elliptica 

 Phyllanthus angustifolius 

 Rondeletia speciosa 

 R. variegata 

 R. versicolor 

 Russelia juncea 

 Sambuscus nigra 

 Sparmannia africana 

 Spircea prunifolia 

 Syringa persica 



