FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES 55 



Xanthoceras sorbifolia. — A beautiful shrub, bearing in 

 the late spring clusters of white flowers an inch in 

 diameter, with a carmine spot at the base of the petals. 

 It is a native of China and hardy. Its foliage is, how- 

 ever, sometimes damaged by the spring frosts. It grows 

 to a height of fourteen feet. 



In this list only the names of practically hardy subjects 

 have been given, numbers of charming flowering shrubs 

 and trees that can be successfully naturalised in Corn- 

 wall and South Devon, but are too tender for more 

 northern districts, having been intentionally omitted. 



