MY SHRUBS a 
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 1 failed to please, but C’. heterophyllus is a handsome 
Chinese creeper, and may take to you. Corynocarpus levigata, 
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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