FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES 49 



many weeks. Individual plants are often six feet in 

 height and considerably more in diameter. 



Kerria japonica. — Jew's Mallow. The double form of 

 this shrub is well known, and may often be seen trained 

 against cottage walls, where it flowers well into the 

 winter. The type, which is single, is but rarely seen, 

 and lacks the vigour of the double variety, but is a 

 charming shrub. 



Kcelreuteria paniculata. — A small, hardy tree, a native 

 of China, bearing panicles of yellow flowers in the 

 summer. It has elegant, divided foliage, and its 

 autumnal tints are of surpassing brilliance. 



Laburnum. — No tree grown in this country, or in any 

 other, can surpass the Laburnum for beauty when in the 

 zenith of its display. Its golden shower lights up the 

 landscape like a sunbeam, and gleams afar through the 

 scarce-expanded foliage of Oak and Beech. Laburnums 

 should be planted by pathways — though not necessarily 

 confined to such positions — so that walkers may pass 

 beneath their golden canopy. 



Lavandula. — Lavender. This fragrant-flowered shrub, 

 with its delicious perfume, should be planted in warm, 

 sunny spots, where it will form a big bush. When not 

 in flower its grey foliage is pleasing. 



Lonicera fragrantissima. — A February-blooming bush- 

 honeysuckle, bearing white, sweetly-perfumed flowers. 

 Though hardy, a sheltered nook is advisable, in order to 

 guard against injury to the flowers from biting winds 

 and frost. L. Standishi is very similar. 



Magnolia. — Many members of this family are amongst 

 the loveliest of flowering trees. M. grandiflora is the 

 best known, being an evergreen, generally trained on a 

 house-front. In the south of England, however, it is 

 often grown as a standard, reaching a height of twenty- 

 five feet, with a greater diameter. Its large white chalices 

 are very beautiful and deliciously fragrant. M. con- 



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