TREES AND SHRUBS. 
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bearing pink flowers in early spring. A good kind to grow in 
the front of shrubberies. There are several other species, 
but the foregoing are the most beautiful and suitable for 
general cultivation. Where not otherwise mentioned ordinary 
soil will suit the species described. Plant in autumn or spring. 
Increased by cuttings of ripened shoots inserted in sandy peat 
in a cold frame in autumn; layering the shoots in summer; 
grafting on D. Mezereum in spring. 
Desfontainea. — D. spinosa is an evergreen shrub with 
holly-like foliage and tubular scarlet flowers tipped with yellow. 
It comes from Chili, and belongs to the Nat. Ord. Loganiaceae. 
Height 3ft. It is really only hardy enough to thrive outdoors 
in the warm maritime districts of this country and Ireland. 
A well-drained sandy loam suits its requirements best. Plant 
in September. Increased by cuttings in sandy peat or loam 
in a cold frame in August or September. 
Deutzia.. — Hardy deciduous flowering shrubs, belonging 
to the Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae). D. crenata is a well- 
known species, being grown in most shrubberies. It grows 
6 to 8ft. high, bears white flowers in spring, and is a native 
of Japan. There is a double white variety named flore pleno, 
and a double pink kind called purpurea plena. D. diseolor 
major, a recent introduction from China, bears a profusion of 
white flowers in June. Most useful for cutting. D. 
Lemoinei is a very pretty hybrid between D. gracilis 
and D. parviflora, with large flowers. Of this there 
are three varieties, namely, Compacta, Boule de Neige 
and Rose. The deutzias will grow in ordinary soil in slightly 
shady positions. Plant in autumn. Directly after flowering 
cut away the older growths, retaining the new, then the shrubs 
will have a bushy habit and flower better. Increased by cut- 
tings of ripened shoots in sandy soil in a sheltered border in 
October. 
Diervilla. — Hardy deciduous flowering shrubs, better 
known as Weigelas. They belong to the Honeysuckle family 
(Caprifoliaceae), and are sometimes called Bush Honeysuckles. 
The flowers are tubular or bell-shaped, and borne very freely 
in clusters in early summer on the previous year’s growth. 
These shrubs form most attractive objects when grown singly 
on the lawn, or on the margins of the shrubbery, or when 
trained against a wall or fence. They will succeed in ordinary 
good soil and should be planted in autumn. To keep tde 
shrubs in good shape the straggly growths should always be 
cut back to the nearest strong young growths directly after 
flowering. No winter pruning, except to cut out dead or 
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