DECIDUOUS FLOWERING SHRUBS 27 
and western parts of England and in the more favoured 
parts of Ireland. J. Gerardiana thrives under the same 
conditions as the white form of I. decora, and should be 
planted in the warmer parts of both England and Ireland. 
The flowers are bright rose and borne in short racemes, 
the flowering season extending from May till August. 
Kerrias.—The handsome Kerria japonica is seldom 
met with, but its double variety K. japonica fl. pl., is one 
of the commonest of shrubs. The species forms a dense 
bush two or three feet in height and blooms in great 
profusion, the bright yellow flowers being single, salver- 
shaped, and about one and a half inches in diameter. 
The flowers of the double variety are rosette-like and 
bright orange. This is usually grown against walls, but 
it forms a handsome bush in the border. Kerrias will 
thrive in all descriptions of soil, and can be readily in- 
creased by means of cuttings of the ripened shoots in 
the autumn. 
Macwno.ias.—The majority of the magnolias are of 
arborescent growth and will therefore be included with 
the small growing trees. There are a few that are 
strictly speaking shrubs, and three or four are so attrac- 
tive that they should freely be planted in both large and 
small gardens. Magnolias should be planted in warm, 
sheltered positions, and where they will obtain the 
prominence which, by reason of their great beauty, 
they so well deserve. A deep rich loam is the most 
conducive to their welfare, and in all cases the proper 
preparation of the stations is desirable. This may be 
done by marking out a circle three feet or so in diameter, 
then taking out the soil to a depth of two feet and re- 
placing with a compost consisting of good turfy loam 
with which has been incorporated leaf-mould and well- 
rotted manure, the proportions being one part each of 
the leaf-mould and manure to six parts of the loam. If 
the soil of the garden is fairly good it will suffice to 
