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TREES AND SHRUBS 



Name. 



countky ok 



Origin and 



Natural Order. 



Colour 



AND 



Season. 



General Remarks. 



Cytisus scoparius 

 sulphureus (palli- 

 dus), (Moonlight 

 Broom) 



Variety 



Pale yellow 



C. s. flore-pleno 



Crataegus (Thorns) 



Variety 



Rosaceas 



Yellow 



follows : " The Moonlight 

 Brown is a very old variety, 

 as it was described by Loudon 

 sixty years ago, but it is still 

 a rare shrub, not easily ob- 

 tainable, though it is grown 

 in some of the largest nur- 

 series. Its pale yellow flowers 

 are in beautiful harmony with 

 the rich yellow of the type 

 Andreanus. The only private 

 garden where I have seen it 

 in established mass is in that 

 of Mrs. Robb at Liphook, 

 where all kinds of tree and 

 shrub varieties are treasured. 

 I do not know if it comes 

 true from seed, but I fancy 

 not." 

 A so-called double variety in 

 which some of the petals are 

 duplicated, but it is not finer 

 than the type, though it is 

 interesting as one of the few 

 double varieties in pea-shaped 

 flowers. 

 The Crataegus family comprises 

 nearly loo species and vari- 

 eties, contains some of the 

 most beautiful of small gar- 

 den trees, both vrith regard 

 to the charm of their white, 

 pink, and scarlet flowers, and 

 the scarlet, black, and yellow 

 fruits. Most of the Thorns 

 are either large shrubs or 

 small trees, and are specially 

 suitable for small gardens, 

 whilst none of them require 

 particular attention, as all 

 will grow in almost any soil 

 and situation. Old trees 

 occasionally require to be 

 relieved of small wood and 

 decaying branches, and a 

 good top-dressing of manure 

 is beneficial sometimes to 

 those which flower and fruit 

 freely ; but beyond this thorns 

 need no attention after they 

 have been planted and^ 

 become established. The 

 species can be increased by 

 seeds, which are obtained by 

 gathering the fruits when 

 ripe, and mixing them with 

 sand. The mixture of fruits 

 and sand should then be put 

 in a heap in a sheltered place 

 out-of-dooi"s, and covered 

 with a few turfs. By the 



