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and mottled white. Abel Carriere is very fine ; the rosy- 

 carmine flowers are large and freely produced. Beranger, rose- 

 purple, yellow throat. Eva Rathke is very handsome ; flowers 

 rich purple, almost crimson : the plant is of good habit, 

 and flowers continuously. Jean Mace is another beautiful 

 kind, with larger and deeper-coloured flowers. rosea is a 

 general favourite, its rose and white flowers being produced 

 with exceptional freedom, and Stelzerni, with its dark red 

 flowers, is equally attractive. Candida and hortensis nivea are 

 the best of the white-flowered kinds; not only are the flowers of 

 the purest white, but they are borne with more than usual 

 freedom. Both are desirable shrubs for forcing. Some kinds are 

 conspicuous for their yellow and variegated foliage, especially 

 those named Amabilis variegata and Looymansi aurea. The 

 leaves of the former are edged and striped with white. The 

 latter is one of the showiest of golden-leaved shrubs ; it should 

 be planted in a sunny spot, and never allowed to want for 

 water -during dry weather ; before the leaves fall they are heavily- 

 shaded with brown. 



Enkianthus campanulatus is of Japanese -origin, with 

 slender branches and small, ovate, oblong serrated leaves ; the 

 pretty pink flowers, striped with red, are produced in clusters. 

 E. japonicus should also be included; it is of good habit, and 

 the rich green leaves turn to a deep orange colour in autumn. 

 The drooping flowers are pure white and borne freely. These 

 plants succeed best in a moist, peaty , soil and a sheltered 

 situation. 



Eucrvphia pinnatifolia (Brush-Bush) is a very handsome shrub 

 from Chili, where it is said to grow to a height of about 15ft. 

 Its deep glossy green pinnate leaves and pure white flowers, 

 with golden stamens in the centre, are very beautiful. It 

 blossoms in July and August, and is perfectly hardy near 

 London, but should be planted in a warm spot so as to insure 

 proper ripening of its wood to withstand severe winters and 

 promote full annual flowering. It is attractive in autumn when 

 its leaves are shaded with orange. Good drainage is essential, 

 and a soil composed of loam, leaf-mould, and rough peat, suits 

 it well. 



Euonymus. — See "Berry-bearing Trees and Shrubs." 



Exochorda. — This is a small genus closely allied to the 

 Spiraeas, and succeeds under similar treatment. The best-known 

 member of this ornamental group is the Pearl Bush, E. grandi- 

 flora {Spiraa grandiflora), frequently used as a wall-coverer, but 

 as it is quite hardy it may be planted as an isolated specimen 

 on the fringe of the lawn with excellent results. It is a Chinese 

 plant and bears racemes of pure white flowers each as large as 

 a two-shilling piece on all the well-ripened growths in May, at 



