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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
It grows 8 to ioft. high. C. Mas variegata has leaves varie- 
gated with white, and C. Mas elegantissima leaves of gold and 
green tinted with red. These are extremely handsome varie- 
ties. C. sanguinea, the common native Dogwood, has reddish 
stems, and white flowers succeeded by red berries. There is a 
very pretty herbaceous species of which we must not omit to 
make mention here, namely, C. canadensis (Dwarf Cornel). 
This is a North American plant with creeping rhizomes, from 
which rise stems 6in. high furnished with whorls of leaves and 
tiny flowers surrounded with cream-coloured bracts and later 
on followed by red berries. It is a pretty plant for moist 
rockeries and bog gardens, and requires a peaty soil. The 
preceding species, with the exception of C. capitata and C. 
florida are suitable for massing in the shrubbery or on the 
lawn or pleasure grounds in large gardens. For smaller 
gardens the two variegated forms of C. Mas are the best to 
grow. C. Mas and C. sanguinea will do well by the side of 
streams or ponds. They will thrive in ordinary soil and should 
be planted in autumn Increased by cuttings of ripened 
shoots in autumn, or layering in summer. The Dwarf Cornel 
may be increased by division of the rhizomes in autumn. 
Corylus (Hazel Nut). — This genus furnishes the Hazel 
Nut, Filbert, and Cob-nut of commerce. The Common Hazel 
(C. Avellana), belongs to the Nat. Ord. Corylaceas, and is a 
native bush of no value for garden decoration, but there are 
several varieties of it that are decidedly ornamental shrubs. 
For example, C. Avellana purpurea has purple foliage; C. 
Avellana aurea, golden leaves ; C. Avellana laciniata, elegantly 
cut leaves ; and C. Avellana pendula has a graceful drooping 
habit. These are most desirable deciduous shrubs to grow 
in the mixed shrubbery on account of their coloured or elegant 
foliage. C. maxima atropurpurea has purple foliage also, and 
is well worth growing. The foregoing will succeed in good 
ordinary soil, and may be increased by cuttings of ripened 
shoots removed with a “ heel ” and inserted firmly in ordinary 
soil outdoors in autumn, or by layering the shoots at the 
same season. 
Cotoneaster (Rockspray). — Hardy deciduous and ever- 
green shrubs, belonging to the Rose order (Rosaceae). These 
shrubs, apart from their neat foliage and habit, are very 
attractive in autumn and winter on account of the profusion 
of bright red berries which they bear. One of the best of 
the evergreen species is C. microphylla, a native of the Hima- 
layas. This has slender shoots and glossy, tiny, deep green 
leaves, and grows 3 to 4ft. high. Its flowers are white, borne 
in May, and these are succeeded by crimson berries. This 
