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Convolvulus Cneorum, South Europe. — Quite tender, but easily 

 protected. Its silvery leaves and creamy-white flowers make it worth 

 growing. 



Coriaria myrtifolia , Mediterranean region. — Foliage very graceful. 

 Coriarias are ornamental on account of the semblance of fruit formed 

 by the fleshy petals. 



Corokia Cotoneaster, New Zealand. — A small shrub, quaint, with 

 small leaves and small yellow flowers, belonging to the Oornaceae. 



Coronilla glauca, Mediterranean region. — A very pretty free-flower- 

 ing species growing on wall of stove for several years. In the Isle of 

 Wight I have seen it on the mullions of cottage windows. 



Cydonia sinensis {Bot. Mag. t. 7988), Chinese Quince. — Has grown 

 freely against side of Temperate House, but has not flowered. The 

 leaves are ornamental in autumn, turning brown and red. The fruit 

 is large and fragrant, and is said to be used for scenting tea and flavour- 

 ing wine. 



Dasylirion glaucophyllum (D. glaucmn), Mexico. — Has lived in 

 angle formed by Aquarium and Palm House, with slight protection, for 

 some years. 



Deeringia celosioides variegata, Asia. — This shrubby Amaranthad 

 is pretty for a plant-house wall. 



Drimys Winteri, Straits of Magellan and Chile. — A fine evergreen 

 shrub of the family Magnoliaceae. It flowers profusely in May, and 

 planted against the side of the Palm House requires only a mat in 

 winter. The flowers are pale creamy-yellow (fig. 65). 



Edivardsia microphylla, New Zealand Laburnum. — The branches 

 are very flexuous and leaves small. Hardy in Devon and Cornwall. 



Eriohotrya japonica, Japan, Japanese Medlar or Loquat. — Against 

 corridor grows strongly and makes fine foliage, but does not fruit. 

 Is easily fruited if starved in a pot. 



Erythrina Grista-galli, Brazil. — A very fine red-flowered legu- 

 minous plant. It is sometimes grown with glass overhead, but here it 

 does well against wall of Palm House, protected with ashes and light 

 litter in winter. 



Euryhia stellulata, Australia. — This is now referred to Oleana, 

 and is a very pretty small shrub, with numerous starry white flowers. 



Fabiana imbricata, Peru. — A very charming shrub, hardy in 

 Devon and Cornwall, and safe through all mild winters in Cambridge, 

 but deserving a warm corner. It has a very heath-like appearance 

 both in foliage and in its numerous white flowers (fig. 66). 



Fatsia (Aralia) japonica, Japan. — Planted in the shelter of Museum 

 buildings this is almost as good as in the Isle of Wight. 



Fendlera rupicola {Bot. Mag. 7924), Texas and New Mexico. — An 

 exceedingly beautiful ally of Carpenteria and Philadelphus, flowering 

 profusely against the south wall and glass ol the Cactus House. It 

 grows on hot rocks, and, though hardy, appears to require a position 

 I of this kind. 



j Fremontia californica, California. — A very ornamental ally of the 



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