FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 3 



A. polyoama (Japan, 1870) and A. voltjbilis (Japan, 

 1874) both produce white flowers, the former having 

 heart-shaped and the latter oval leaves. They are rare in 

 cultivation and require a warm, rich soil and sheltered site. 



Adenocarpus (Leguminosae). 



Adenocarpus decorticans {syn A. Boissieri). — Spain, 

 1883. This little-known, hardy shrub, a native of the 

 Sierra Nevada mountains, in Spain, is one of great 

 beauty, and well worthy of extended culture. The flowers 

 are produced abundantly, and are of a bright yellow 

 colour, resembling those of our common Broom, to which 

 family it is nearly allied. Peaty soil suits it well, and 

 repeated trials have clearly proved that it is hardy, at 

 least in the South of England. 



/Egle. See Citrus. 



-^.flisculus (Sapindaceae). 



iEscuLtrs califoenica (syn Pavia califomica).— Califor- 

 nia. This is one of the handsomest species, of low, 

 spreading habit, with white or pale-rose fragrant flowers 

 produced freely about midsummer. It rarely exceeds 

 15 feet in height. 



M. caenea (syn M. rubicmda). — Red-flowered Horse 

 Chestnut. North America, 1820. If only for its neat and 

 moderate growth, and attractive spikes of brightly- 

 coloured flowers, this species must be considered as one 

 of the handsomest and most valuable of small growing 

 trees. Being of moderate size — for we rarely meet with 

 specimens of greater height than 30 feet — and of very 

 compact habit, it is rendered peculiarly suitable for 

 planting in confined spots, and where larger growing and 

 more spreading subjects would be out of place. It with- 

 stands soot and smoke well, and is therefore much valued 



