FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 445 



Name. 



V. Tinus 



* Diervilla florida 

 (Syn Weigela am- 

 abilis, W. rosea 



Country or 



Origin and 



Natural Order. 



South of Europe 

 and North of 



Africa. 



Introduced in 



1596 



Japan ; 

 Caprifoliacese 



Colour 



AND 



Season. 



White; 

 flowers in 

 Winter 

 in the 

 south, but 

 much de- 

 pends upon 

 locality 



Rose; 



Summer 



General Remarks. 



W. middendorfiana 



*Xanthoceras sorbi- 

 folia 



Siberia 



North China 



Yellowish 



White 



stained with 



red in the 



centre ; 



Spring 



is the finest ; the leaves and 

 corymbs are larger than those 

 of the type, the former being 

 of a very glossy green and 

 smooth. In lucidum the 

 leaves and branches are 

 woolly, whilst there are also 

 purpureum, with purplish 

 leaves, and a variegated 

 variety, but neither is of 

 value. 

 A beautiful free-growing, free- 

 flowering shrub, that will 

 hold its own almost any- 

 where. Its flowering time is 

 in May or early June, but 

 occasionally there is an 

 Autumn display. Beside 

 the original species there 

 are many garden varieties, 

 all of which are beautiful, 

 but there are so many that a 

 selection is necessary. Three 

 of the best are: *candida, 

 white; *AbelCarri4re, bright 

 rose ; and * Eva Rathke, 

 claret crimson, which lasts 

 in flower more or less from 

 May till the end of the 

 Summer. Other good varie- 

 ties are : Dr. Baillon, red ; 

 Groenewegenii, rose and 

 white ; hortensis nivea, white, 

 spreading habit ; Looymansi 

 aurea, golden leaves ; prse- 

 cox, rose, earlier than any of 

 the others ; and P. Dur- 

 chartre, purplish red. In 

 any selection of flowering 

 shrubs some of the Weigelas 

 must certainly have a place. 

 Remarkable among Weigelas 

 for its distinct yellow flowers. 

 Though pretty in itself, it is 

 likely to prove of more value 

 in the production of new 

 varieties by crossing it with 

 the older kinds. 

 A beautiful tree, but seldom 

 seen in English gardens. 

 The following note appeared 

 in The Garden about it ; 

 ' ' This tree does not appear 

 to be widely grown, and I 

 have heard doubts expressed 

 as to its being hardy enough 

 to stand the winter in some 

 districts. Not long ago I 

 saw a fine specimen in a 

 Kentish rectory garden. The 

 tree is 5 feet or 6 feet high. 



