SHRUBS FOR WALLS. 



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Eeoilla Bridgesia spicata. — Chili. Ivy-like in its 

 habit of growth. Flowers purplish, spring ; 

 sunny walls ; common soil. 



EsCALLONiA (Chilian Gum Box). — These handsome 

 shrubs are liable to be damaged by frosts, and 

 are only recommended for the warmer parts 

 of the country. E. floribunda. New Grenada, 

 height 10 feet, flowers white, July ; and E. 

 macrantha, Chiloe, height 3 to 6 feet, flowers red, 

 June, are the best to plant. Position, south or 

 south-west wall, ordinary soil. Cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood in sandj' loam under hand-glass ; 

 layers and suckers. 



EUNONYMUS (Spindle Tree) . The Japanese (E. japonica) 

 varieties are handsome shi-ubs that succeed admir- 

 ably against low walls and house fronts. E. 

 radicans is one of the smallest and best. E. 

 aureo marginatus, latifolius albus, and latifolius 

 aureus, are good stronger-growing varieties, with 

 larger, prettily variegated leaves. Common soil ; 

 short cuttings of matured wood inserted in the 

 ground early in October. 



GaeryA ELLIptica. — California. Height 8 to 10 feet. 

 Flowers greenish white, spring. Position mode- 

 rately warm, and well drained ; ordinary soil ; 

 seeds in a cold frame in the autumn ; cuttings of 



half-ripened wood under hand-lights or cold 

 frame. 



Hedera (Ivy). — For vaiieties see page 126. 



Magnolia grandiflora.— North America. For lofty 

 walls. Flowers large, white, strongly scented, 

 summer. Position sunny ; loam, peat, or leaf 

 soil and sand. Seeds in the spring or autumn ; 

 layering in summer or autumn and grafting on 

 commoner species. 



Rhyncospermum jasminoides (Chinese Jasmine). — 

 Shanghai. Height 8 to 12 feet. Flowers white, 

 sweet-scented, July. Warm, well-drained posi- 

 tion ; ■pest,tj soil. Cuttings of firm young shoots 

 in peaty soil under bell glass in heat, during the 

 spring or summer. 



Rosa (The Rose). — See page 15-1 and "Rosaries." 



Smilax aspera (Prickly Ivy). — South Europe. An 

 elegant climber, attaining a height of 5 feet. Prickly 

 stems and heart-shaped leaves. Flowers whitish or 

 flesh-colom-ed, berries scarlet or black. "Warm 

 wall ; sandy loam. Seeds and by division in spring. 



Statjntonia latifolia, sjTionym Holboellia latifolia. 

 — Himalaya. Height, 20 feet. Leaves very large, 

 flowers insignificant. Warm wall ; ordinary 

 soil. Cuttings of half-ripened wood under beU 

 glass in cool place. 



Deciduous. 



Ampelopsis. — A. quinquefolia, the true Virginian 

 Creeper, is now being rapidly superseded by A. 

 tricuspidata, better known as A. Veitchi, a 

 Japanese species. Any aspect, ordinary soil. 

 Layering and by cuttings of firm young shoots, 6 

 inches long, in sandy soil and gentle heat, or by 

 firm wood in a cold frame or greenhouse in the 

 autumn. Also by seed in the spring. 



Aristolochia. — See page 85. 



BiGNONiA (Trumpet Flower). — B. capreolata. North 

 America, a strong - growing, moderately free 

 flowering climber. Colour orange, April to 

 August. B. radicans, synonym Tecoma radicans 

 North America. Height, 20 feet, clings to the 

 wall, foliage handsome ; flowers scarlet red, 

 summer; south walls, peaty soil. Prune in the 

 spring — weakly growths freely, the rest lightly. 

 Cuttings of firm young shoots in heat and by 

 layering in the autumn. 



Ohimonanthtjs fragrans (Japanese Allspice). — 

 Height, 6 to 10 feet ; flowers greenish white and 

 purple, winter. Moderately warm walls, ordinary 

 soil. Prune side shoots after flowering. Layering 

 in the autumn. 



FoRSYTHiA (Japanese Golden BaU Tree). — F. suspensa, 

 China and Japan. Height feet. Flowers 

 yeUow, abundant in the spring. F. viridissima, 

 Japan. Height 10 feet. Flowers yellow, March. 

 Sunny walls ; ordinary soil. Prune freely after 

 flowering. Layering, and cuttings of firm wood 

 under hand-light in the autumn. 



Jasmintjm (Jasmine). — J. nudiflorum. — China. 

 Strong-growing. Flowers yellow, winter. Prune 

 after flowering. J. officinale (Common White 

 Jasmine), Northern India to Persia. Spreads 

 rapidly. Flowers white ; sweet-scented ; J une to 

 September. There are also golden variegated 

 and double flowering forms of this species. Prune 

 early in the spring. Jasminums are not particu- 

 lar as to position or soil. Propagate by layering 

 in the summer, and by firm cuttings in hand-lights 

 or sheltered positions in the autumn. 



Kerria japonica (Jews' Mallow). — Japan. Height 

 3 to 5 feet. Flowers yellow, single and double, 

 spring and summer. An old-fashioned shrub 

 succeeding well against latticed porches, low 

 walls and fences. Common soil. Prune after 

 flowering in the spring. Cuttings of young wood 



