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Loropetalum chinefise. — We have only a small plant of this, which, 

 however, produced its elegant white flowers this June. It is said to 

 be a splendid sight in its native habitat, where it grows to be a large 

 bush. 



Choysia ternata. — This beautiful shrub is well known in the West of 

 England, but it may surprise some gardeners to see it growing as 

 vigorously as it does with us north of London. 



Symphoricarpus Heyeri, with glaucous leaves and reddish flowers, 

 and S. acuttis are neither of them highly ornamental. 



Sty rax japonicum. — We had a fine plant of this, which looked lovely 

 when in flower, but the cruel frosts at the end of May 1906, after the sap 

 was up, killed it to the ground. We have only young plants of its large- 

 leaved congener, S. Obassia, and these, I imagine, will make trees if our 

 weather will permit. S. serrulatum, from the East Indies, is an extremely 

 rare plant in England, and requires the protection of a wall. At the 

 time of writing (July 5) it is just coming into flower. 



Atriplex "halimus, the ' Tree Purslane,' has grey leaves, is a fast 

 grower, and strikes easily from cuttings. A . cpnescens, its North American 

 cousin, has finer foliage but is not so vigorous, whilst A. congestiflora 

 combines both advantages. 



Bubus deliciosus is one of the best of the brambles, and, unlike most of 

 them, does not die down biennially. Our best plant is 12 feet high, and 

 at the moment of writing (July 5) is covered with large white flowers 

 like a dog-rose. B. palmatus (B. incisus) has upright whitish canes. 

 It is hardier than B. biflorus, but its bark is not so vivid in colour. 

 B. trifidus is a handsome erect, vine-leaved plant, with fine white 

 flowers. B. illecibrosus, with ribbed spiraea-like leaves and bright red fruit, 

 resembles B. xanthocarpus, except that the latter is of a dwarf habit ; both 

 of them have a tendency to spread, like the Polygonums, and they might 

 easily become an almost ineradicable pest in shrubberies. B. crataegi- 

 folius has tall red canes, which look very well in winter. B. villosus, the 

 1 high blackberry,' attains to 10 feet, and puts on a fine autumn colour. 



B. nittkanus has large white flowers in June. 



Daphniphyllum macropodum (D. glaucescens) is a handsome hardy 

 evergreen. Through the kindness of the Director of Kew I have recently 

 got a small plant of the rare variety Jezoensc, but I can give no account 

 of it, except that at present its leaves look more like those of a Skimmia 

 than do those of the type. 



Colutea cilicia bullata is a squat-looking plant, with round head and 

 small leaves, suited for the front of a shrubbery. 



Bhaphiolepis japonica is a slow-growing, round-leaved, handsome 

 evergreen from Japan ; it is said to prefer peat, but is quite healthy with 

 us. When covered with bright white flowers in late June it produces a 

 fine effect. 



Halesia diptcra. — We have a large bush of this North American 

 plant, and when covered in May with its showy drooping, white flowers 

 it is a fine sight ; but I do not know that it is in any way superior to 

 the much better known II. tctraptcra, the ' Snowdrop Tree.' 



Coriaria japonica. — The fruit of this is much finer than that of 



C. myrtifolia, which is fairly well known, while C. tcnninalis has 



