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from New South Wales, is a glorious thing for a cold house. It 

 is difficult, but will prosper when grafted on the hardier species, 

 or on Caragana. A use for Caragana! The pale, silver-green 

 foliage and huge scarlet and black blossoms make a notable 

 effect. It is Lucifer's own flower. I have attempted it out of 

 doors without success, but it is worth a pot and some trouble. 

 Cneorum tricoccum is a hardy shrublet from the Canary Islands, 

 with yellow flowers and triple seeds interesting, but only botani- 

 cally. C. pulverulentum, from Teneriffe, is said to have more 

 charm. 



Cocculus I failed to please, but C. heterophyllus is a handsome 

 Chinese creeper, and may take to you. Corynocarpus Icevigata, 

 with scarlet blossoms, is an evergreen tree in New Zealand ; but 

 with me a little shrub. It flaunts in a peat bed during summer, 

 but steals off before the cold weather comes. I find that the plum- 

 like fruit is eaten by natives, and also the kernels of the stones, 

 but only after their poisonous properties are dissipated by steaming 

 or maceration in salt water. So now I am perfectly ready for 

 Corynocarpus, when the glad time of harvest shall arrive. 



Colquhounia vestita needs a wall, and a snug one. This fine 

 Nepaul plant has pea-shaped scarlet flowers and a scandent habit. 

 Careful winter protection is necessary. 



Chorizema Lowei, a dainty Australian, I have seen out-of-doors 

 in Cornwall, but nowhere else. 



For Cotoneaster's legions, I lack space and inclination ; but 

 C. horizontalis has crept in from somewhere, and certainly is 

 a very fine thing. C. rugosa Henryi, from China, is also here, 

 with a most beautiful drooping habit and crimson- orange berries. 



The flowering thorns also are sadly overlooked in my garden, but 



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