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flowers are somewhat bell-shaped about three quarters 
of an inch in depth, and are borne along the leafless 
shoots. It is an advantage to plant the Chimonanthus 
on the sunny side of a wall and train the branches 
over the surface, as the shelter the wall affords is suffi- 
cient to protect the flowers from the adverse influence of 
the weather. 
CLERODENDRONS.—With two exceptions the Clero- 
dendrons grown in British gardens are natives of 
tropical regions, and require the warmth and shelter 
of a plant stove or greenhouse for their successful 
cultivation. The exceptions are the Chinese Clero- 
dendron (C. fetidum), which is not sufficiently hardy to 
be grown except in sheltered position in the south and 
west of England, and C. trichotomum, a hardy and remark- 
ably handsome species introduced from Japan. ‘The last 
named only can be recommended for general cultivation, 
and its distinctness and beauty should obtain for it a 
prominent position in the shrubbery border. It has a 
stout upright habit of growth, large dark green leaves, 
and bears in September a profusion of flowers which are 
white with rose purple calyx and sweetly scented. 
The chief points in their cultivation are a well-drained 
and moderately light soil and just sufficient thinning to 
prevent overcrowding, the latter operation being done 
by the removal during the winter of the weakly and 
exhausted growths. 
Cornus or Docwoops.—The deciduous dogwoods are 
all more or less attractive and useful for the shrubbery, 
more especially in the semi-wild parts of the garden and 
in moist positions. They, however, differ materially in 
relative merit, and a comparatively small selection will 
suffice for any one garden. hey will grow freely in 
any ordinary garden soil, but they have a preference for 
a position where they will have an abundance of mois- 
ture at the roots, and are therefore most useful for 
