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less common and decidedly ornamental. S. China (Chinese 

 Smilax) was, when first received in this country, treated as a 

 hothouse plant, but subsequently was found to be able to with- 

 stand English winters out of doors. It is free in growth, with 

 round stems, and nearly spineless. The roundish leaves are of a 

 pleasing shade of green. S. rotu7tdifolia is another attractive 

 free-growing sort. Ceanothuses are valuable, as the flowers of 

 most of the members are of pleasing shades of blue, a colour 

 by no means common amongst hardy shrubs. C. azureus is of 

 neat growth and very free-flowering. Gloire de Versailles is of 

 more spreading habit, with larger leaves and graceful racemes 

 of pale blue flowers. 

 Lucie Lemoine, papil- 

 losus, divaricatus, and 

 Veitchimiiis are showy, 

 free-flowering shrubs, and 

 desirable for walls with 

 a south or south-west 

 aspect. 



Cratcegus Pyracantha^ 

 with its immense clus- 

 ters of richly-coloured 

 berries, is particularly attrac- 

 tive in winter. It succeeds 

 well in hungry soils and 

 cold situations, where many 

 shrubs fail to make headway. 



Berberidopsis corallina (Coral 

 Berry) (Fig. 298) merits a 

 place on a sunny wall, where 

 the spiny-toothed, bright green 

 leaves, and drooping crimson 

 flowers are attractive. It de- 

 lights in fibrous loam, to which 

 has been added rough peat 

 and leaf-mould. Olearia macro- 

 donta has Holly-like leaves, 

 pale green above and silvery- 

 white beneath. The dense heads of white blossom are produced 

 in summer. Unless in the South and West of England or other 

 favoured parts, it should never be planted in the open air without 

 some protection. O. stellidata {Eurybia Gunniana) is a very 

 ornamental member of the Daisy-bush tribe. A rich well-drained 

 soil, with a sunny aspect, protected from cold winds, should 

 be chosen for it. Its pure white flowers smother its long deep 

 green shoots. 



The Trumpet Honeysuckles {Lonicera sempervire?is varieties) 

 are of vigorous growth, and bear clusters of richly-coloured 



Fig. 299. — LoNiCERA 



SEMPERVIRENS. 



