1 88 TREES AND SHRUBS 



cupped flowers 3 inches in diameter with orange 

 stamens. It often remains in bloom for months. 

 Large plants have unfortunately a way of dying off 

 when apparently in good health, several fine speci- 

 mens having succumbed in this manner. The finest 

 we now know of is one growing in bush form about 

 8 feet in height at Newton Abbot, but the same 

 garden contained at one time a larger example. 



Grevillea. — Australia. G. rosmarinifolia, with 

 carmine-red flowers, forms a vigorous shrub, growing 

 to a height of 8 feet with a spread of 7 feet. It is 

 to be found in many gardens. At Tregothnan, G. 

 Priessii, with pink and yellow flowers ; G. alpina, red- 

 tipped yellow ; and G. sulphurea are grown ; and we 

 have seen G. robusta, which had been in the open 

 for three years. All species are evergreen. 



GUEVINA AVELLANA. — Chili. A Very ornamental 

 evergreen tree, with large impari-pinnate leaves of 

 a deep, glossy green, bearing white flowers followed 

 by coral-red fruit the size of a cherry. There is a 

 fine specimen at Greenway, 20 feet in height, which 

 has ripened fruits from which seedlings have been 

 raised. 



Habrothamnus corymbosus. — Mexico. This 

 well-known red-flowered greenhouse shrub does 

 admirably as a bush plant in the open, as does H. 

 elegans, with purple-red flowers. They often carry 

 bloom as late as November and are frequently met 

 with. 



Hakea laurina. — Australia. An evergreen shrub, 

 bearing clusters of rosy-lilac flowers. Menabilly. 



