Trees and Shrubs 



MESPILUS (Medlar). 



The Medlar, although considered more a fruit than an orna- 

 mental tree, is nevertheless frequently grown as the latter. This 

 is especially so in the case of the Japanese species which has 

 large handsome leaves and forms a very fine shade tree. Any 

 good garden soil is suitable for growing the Medlar. 



Propagation of this tree is by means of seeds which should 

 be sown during Spring in a cold frame. The seeds should be 

 covered to the depth of a quarter of an inch. 



METROCEDEROS. 



A genus of about eighteen 

 species natives of the Pacific 

 Islands, New Zealand and New 

 South Wales, mostly shrubby in 

 habit, having narrow pointed 

 leaves and showy flowers, growing 

 well in any garden soil and re- 

 quiring no artificial watering 

 where the ground is well culti- 

 vated and kept clear of weeds. 



Propagate by cuttings in early 

 Fall or by seeds sown, in Spring, 

 one-quarter of an inch deep in a 

 cold frame. When the seedlings 

 are one inch high, transplant them two inches apart in boxes. 



MELIANTHUS MAJOR. 



The Melianthus is a shrub especially effective in large 

 grounds where fine subtropical effects are desired, as its graceful 

 habit and large glaucous leaves make it very desirable for this 

 purpose. 



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Metrocederos robusta. 



