Trees and Shrubs 



in a cold frame. When they are three inches high transplant 

 them into boxes (placing them three inches apart) and after- 

 wards plant them out in nursery rows about one foot apart. 



CYDONIA JAPONICA (Japan Quince). 



A genus of dwarf deciduous flowering shrubs, opening their 

 flowers as early as the middle of January. There are several 

 species all of which are very desirable, some having scarlet 

 flowers, others bright pink, and one species, (Cydonia Japonica 

 alba) bearing flowers of the purest white. They are all an 

 easily grown, free-flowering class of plants which should be 

 seen in every collection, as they thrive in any soil and require 

 little attention. 



They are propagated by layers in July, or by cuttings put in 

 the open ground in October. 



CYTISSUS (Broom). 



A genus of about forty species of 

 shrubs bearing pea-shaped flowers in 

 great abundance. They are of very 

 easy culture, and, without irrigation, 

 grow freely in any soil, even the 

 poorest. 



Propagate by seeds sown one- 

 quarter of an inch deep in the open 

 ground or in a cold frame in early 

 Spring. When the seedlings are four 

 inches high, transplant them into 

 nursery rows and grow them on until 

 required. Cytissus racemosus and 

 others of the class may also be in- 

 creased by cuttings, placed in a cold frame in October, and 

 shaded from sunshine until rooted, when they should be potted 

 singly in small pots. 



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Broom. 



