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should be taken in September and inserted in a shaded 
border. 
The finest of the variegated boxes are: Buxus semper- 
virens argentea with silvery variegation, and B. s. aurea, 
and B. s. margination with golden variegation, and B. 
japonica aurea, a very dwarf form with golden leafage. 
The best of those with green leaves are B. sempervirens 
latifolia and B. s. salicifolia. ‘The boxes are best adapted 
for the front of the shrubbery, but they should be 
planted very sparingly. 
CeanoTuus.—These are not sufficiently hardy to be 
grown in the open except in favoured districts in the 
southern and western counties of England and Ireland, 
and should as a rule be grown against walls and be 
allowed considerable latitude in making their growth, as 
they lose much of their beauty when closely trained to 
the wall. In districts where they succeed in the open, 
they form handsome bushes and bloom profusely. 
Ceanothus pallidus is the hardiest, and should be first 
planted. If it succeeds plant the following: C. azureus, 
Albert Pittet, Gloire de Versailles, grandiflorus and Marie 
Simon, which have rose-coloured lilac, blue and rose- 
white flowers respectively. They should be planted in 
sheltered positions in the shrubbery, where they will 
have a very drained soil, and be fully exposed to the 
sun’s rays. A sunny position should also be assigned 
those grown against walls. 
Cistus or Gum Cisrus.—The species of cistus are 
not sufficiently hardy to be successfully cultivated, 
except in warm districts, and they should not therefore 
be planted in large numbers, even in gardens of con- 
siderable size. “The most handsome of the species are 
Cistus ladaniferus and C. laurifolius, which have white and 
yellow-white flowers respectively, and range from five 
to seven feet high. 
CoTronEasTERS.—The cotoneasters form a small group 
