THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



ou page 124, while climbing roses will be found on page 125, also treated in subsequent 

 pages. These, also many other plants and shrubs, are increased by layering by one 

 or other of the methods represented in Fig. 76. 



Trees and shrubs suitable for growing against walls, most of which have been 

 already alluded to, are as follows : — 



EvEiMi i;ee\. 



Akebia quinata. — Chusan. Heiglit 10 feet, mode- 

 rately hardy, twining ; flowers purplish, brown in 

 racemes. March; sheltered position; sandy 

 loam ; leaf-soil and peat. Increased by cuttings 

 and division. 



AzARA MICROPHYLLA. — Valdavia. Height 12 feet. 

 Hardy ; pleasing foliage ; small fragrant flowers 

 in summer, followed by orange-coloured berries. 

 Ordinary soil ; ripened cuttings in sand under 

 glass in slight heat. 



Fig. 76. Methods of Layeeing. 

 ig (or the removal of bark) ; 6, notching ; c, slitting ; il, serpentine layer. 



Berberidopsis corallixa (Coral Berry). — Chili. 

 Height 5 to 10 feet. Flowers crimson, summer ; 

 sunny wall; ordinary soil. Seeds sown in the 

 spring, layering in the autumn, and cuttings of 

 young wood in gentle heat in spring. 



Berberis Darwini (Darwin's Barberry).— Chih. 

 Height 3 feet ; shrubby. Flowers orange, abun- 

 dant in May and sometimes in the autumn. Any 

 position ; ordinary soil. Layers, suckers, ripened 

 cuttings in cold frame and seeds sown fi-esh from 

 the pulp. 



Ceanothus azureus.— Mexico. Height 10 feet. 

 Moderately hardy. Flowers azure blue; Ajjril 

 and May ; Gloire de Versailles an improvement 

 on the type. Suimy, well-drained position ; 

 ordinary soil. Layers, and by cuttings of 

 ripened wood under hand-lights in the autumn. 



CnoiSYA ternata (Mexican Orange Flower). — Mode- 



rately hardy ; ^height 6 feet ; flowers white, sweet- 

 scented. Sunny position ; peaty soil. Cuttings 

 of firm wood under hand-glass in gentle heat 

 dui'ing spring or early summer months. 



Cotoneaster (Eose Box), C. microphyUa.— Nepaul. 

 Height 3 to feet ; dense; flowers white, abun- 

 dant in April and May; crimson berries in the 

 winter. C. Simmondsi, evergreen in mild winters, 

 height 4 to 6 feet, of free growth. Flowers in 

 April, followed by scarlet berries in the winter. 

 Exposed positions ; common soil ; seed sown in 

 the spring, cuttings and layers in the autumn, 

 also by grafting on the quince or hawthorn. 



Crataegus pyracantha (Evergreen Thorn).— South 

 Europe. Height 10 to 20 feet. Flowers white, 

 berries scarlet. Cool walls ; common soil. Seeds 

 sown in open ground in November and by bud- 

 ding or grafting on the hawthorn. 



