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FAMILIAR GARDEX FLOTTERS. 



Second Series^ a few hardy trees tluit are suitable to asso- 

 ciate with it are mentioned. We shall now name a few 

 plants tliat may be ^rown as companions to CijthiiH race- 

 moHiiK. One of these is the silky l>room [C/jtmufi proJi I'crux), 

 a free-g'rowing shrul), producing in spring beautiful white 

 flowers. The black-podded bnium {Ci/iisiis iiif/rlcan.i) is 

 allied to the plant here figured, but the leaves and pods 

 are larger and the flowers somewhat smaller. It is as 

 hardy as Cijthm^ (ilaia , and in i'avnurable localities may 

 be planted in the shrubber}'. To these may be added 

 with advantage, where there is room for them, ('. lanif/er, 

 ('. eleijans, and C. jiJ'ipex. The hardier memljcrs of the 

 group comprise 6'. rupitafiis, C. arfjcnieii-s, and C. .se-m//- 

 fol'im, three useful border shrubs that flower freely at or 

 about the same time as their gay relatives; Ccrfi>i xi/i- 

 qiia.it riiM, the Judas tree; and Ruhiuiu Iiix2'ji<Ja,i]n^ glorious 

 rose acacia. Nor should we leave unnoticed the common 

 broom {Spaiiiiiw junreiiiii), for while it is (.>f wondrous 

 beauty as a wilding, it has contributed to the English 

 garden varieties with white and double Mowers. 



