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clusters of white flowers ; it makes a beautiful lawn-tree. F. O. 

 latifolia and F. O. angiistifolia are choice trees. F. floribunda 

 {Orjius florilmnda) grows about 35ft. high in suitable soils, and 

 is deserving of wider recognition ; it is a lovely free-flowering 

 tree. F. Mariesii^ a native of Northern China, sent home about 



twenty years ago, is quite 

 hardy, but of somewhat slow 

 growth ; its leaves are glossy 

 green, and its large, dense 

 panicles of snow-white flowers 

 are borne in great profusion a 

 fortnight later than those of 

 F. Ornus ; it should be 

 grafted on the Common Ash. 

 F. longiciispis and F. Bitngeana 

 are very attractive species. 



Fuchsias.- — In the warmer 

 parts of England Fuchsias 

 flourish in the open air, but 

 in cold districts the protection 

 of a wall will be advisable to 

 bring them through severe 

 winters. F. macrostenima^ a 

 native of South America, 

 F. globosa, and F. Riccartoni 

 are the best kinds for outdoor planting, and when they 

 succeed are very showy in flower. 



Gaylussacia frondosa ( Vaccinium frondosuni) is a much- 

 branched bush, 4ft. or so high, and delights in a moist, peaty 

 soil. It bears dull purple bell-shaped flowers in slender racemes, 

 in May and June. G. dumosa ( Vaccinium dumosum) is distinct, 

 its pretty rose-coloured flowers being touched with white. This 

 plant grows freely in dry soils, and blossoms in June and July. 



Genistas thrive in soil that suits the Cytisus. G. radiata 

 {G. holopetala spartiuni radiatimi) is of slender growth, 2ft. high, 

 and its yellow flowers appear in summer. G. virgata {Spartium 

 virgatum) is a lovely shrub of elegant growth ; it bears an 

 abundance of rich yellow flowers, and assumes a tree-like habit ; 

 it grows freely and flowers profusely in sandy soil. G. cetnensis 

 [Spartium CEtnense)^ the Etna Broom, a native of Sicily, is a loose- 

 growing shrub, sparsely supplied with small, narrow leaves ; its 

 beautiful yellow flowers are succeeded by attractive seed-pods, 

 and like the last-named it is happy in sandy soil. G. hispa7iica 

 (Spanish Broom) is one of the showiest of the dwarf-growing 

 Leguminosce when laden with golden-coloured blossoms in early 

 summer; it is easily managed, perfectly hardy, rarely exceeding 

 loin. to I ft. in height, and admirably adapted for edgings to 



Fig. 248. — Fraxinus Ornus. 



