DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS 21 
required for forcing should be either grown in pots or 
in an open position in the kitchen garden. D. Lemoinei, 
a beautiful hybrid between D. gracilis and D. parviflora, 
attaining a height of four or five feet and producing a 
profusion of pure white flowers which are borne in 
short semi-erect racemes at the tops of the growths; it 
should be grown in every garden. 
Eucrypuia.—The extremely beautiful Eucryphia pin- 
natifolia is one of the few Chilian shrubs that can be 
successfully cultivated without protection in this country. 
The species attains a height of ten or twelve feet, is 
elegant in growth, has pinnate rose-like foliage, and 
bears in July and August pure white single flowers with 
large clusters of golden anthers. A well-drained friable 
soil is desirable, and conspicuous positions in the 
shrubbery or on the lawn should be selected for the 
specimens. 
Exocuorpas.— The Exochordas are not generally 
grown although elegant in aspect and extremely beauti- 
ful when in bloom. They require for their successful 
cultivation a well-drained position and a rather light but 
moderately rich loam; and a rather sheltered position 
in the northern counties is desirable. A prominent 
position on the lawn is preferable, and they should be 
planted singly or in small groups to allow them to assume 
their naturally elegant habit. “They may be propagated 
by means of cuttings of the partially ripened shoots, 
suckers or layers. 
There are two species in cultivation, and both can be 
strongly recommended for their great beauty; they 
differ chiefly in height. Exochorda Alberti, a Persian 
species, is the most robust of the two and attains a 
height of ten or twelve feet and is somewhat pyramidal 
in outline. The flowers are pure white, nearly an inch 
in diameter, and borne in rather small racemes. £. grandi- 
flora, a Chinese species, forms a neat bush about six feet 
