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TREES AND SHRUBS 



Name. 



*Xanthocera3 sorbi- 

 folia 



Country or 



Origin and 



Natural Order. 



North China 



Colour 



and 

 Season. 



White ; 



stained with 



red in the 



centre ; 



Spring 



Yuccas 



Liliacese 



General Remarks. 



and under the shelter of a 

 thick hedge of Laurastinus 

 it flowers freely every year, 

 and also produces fruit. The 

 long white and slightly tinted 

 blooms, which change to 

 purple, are very effective, but 

 one rarely gets an opportu- 

 nity of seeing this interesting 

 tree in .flower. Perhaps this 

 is because it does not belong 

 to the common order of 

 things, or else it is not ac- 

 commodating enough for 

 general culture, but it is very 

 beautiful." The Xantho- 

 ceras is sometimes trained 

 against a wall, but its growth 

 is too stiff for the purpose. 

 The flowers are in dense 

 spikes about 6 inches long, 

 reminding one of the Horse- 

 chestnut, and are an inch 

 across individually. The 

 foliage is very ornamental, 

 and each leaf-stalk has seven 

 pinnate, serrated, bright- 

 green leaves. Apt to get 

 spoilt by frost, however. 

 See pages 137, 234. 



