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a week or so later than the common kind. ' Another free variety 

 is the deep red cardinalis. P. Maulei (Fig. 293) is less vigorous 

 in growth than the other kinds, but delightful when its orange- 

 coloured flowers smother the shoots in April. P, japojiica atro- 

 purpurea^ P. j. Moorloozii, and P. j. flore-pleiio are also conspicuous 

 for their showy flowers. The double-flowered Kerria {K. japonica 

 Hore-pleno) is a favourite wall-shrub ; and rightly so, for its orange- 

 yellow rosette-like flowers are highly effective. No soil, however 

 poor, comes amiss to this shrub, which is also known under 

 the name of Corchorus japonicus fl.pl. Pmiica granatimi 

 (Pomegranate) forms a suitable wall-shrub, but in the Southern 

 parts of England does not need such protection. It grows freely 

 even in poor soils, and 

 its bright scarlet flowers 

 are borne with great free- 

 dom. P. g. rubra fi.-pl. 

 is a pretty shrub, similar 

 in habit to the type, 

 with well-formed double 

 red flowers. 



Given plenty of head- 

 room, a lairly rich soil, 

 and a sunny 

 position, Wis- 

 taria chitiejisis 

 ( W. sinensis) 

 grows freely 

 and flowers 

 abundan 1 1 y. 

 Its purplish- 

 lilac flowers 

 are borne in 

 drooping ra- 

 cemes during 

 May and June. 

 W. multijuga 

 is a Japanese 

 to its shy 



Fig. 293. — Pyrus Maulei. 



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species, but not much known, doubtless 

 blossoming character in a young state. It 

 should always be planted in positions favourable to the develop- 

 ment of its long racemes of pale purple flowers. W. frutescens 

 produces freely short erect racemes of pale blue fragrant flowers. 



There is no class of climbing plants more beautiful, 

 from a foliage point of view, than the different forms of Vitis 

 under which are now included Ampelopsis. The rich and 

 varied shades of colour assumed by the decaying foliage in 

 autumn is exceedingly handsome. The uses to which 



this section of plants may be put are numerous. Besides 

 clothing walls, they are grand subjects for rambling over 



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