DATURA 
DATURA (D. metel). This garden 
shrub from Mexico comes in many forms 
with a variety of flowers. My plants bear 
lovely double purple blossoms in profu- 
sion, an excellent strain. 
SHRUBBY VITEX (V. trifolia). This is 
one of the best quick-growing evergreen 
filler shrubs or small trees I know, with 
foliage to the ground and quantities of 
small blue flowers several times a year. 
Grows to 15 feet. 
FORMOSAN DEUTZIA (D. taiwan- 
ensis). This popular floriferous shrub to 
6 feet or more, has finely toothed leaves 
and white flowers in slender panicles 3-5 
inches long. 
SCR Ee RY DE UTZLAS (Da pulchra). 
Chittenden says this is “one of the very 
finest species” of this genus. It is a shrub 
to 8 feet or more bearing white-tinged- 
pink flowers in pendulous clusters up to 
7 inches long. It flowers in May and 
June. 
BLUE CAPE PLUMBAGO (P. capen- 
sis). Semi-climbing shrub of most desir- 
able habit either at the sea coast or in 
dry areas. Its clusters of phlox-like, blue 
flowers provide color all summer. 
JASMINUM (J. angustifolium). This is 
a wiry, climbing shrub from south India 
with white flowers but I doubt whether 
plants I have grown from seed under this 
name are correctly identified. 
AUSTRALIAN BUSH SHOWER (Cas- 
sia sturti). “Among the very best yellow- 
flowering shrubs,” says Lord. This showy 
and free-flowering bush to 5 feet, stands 
up to hot dry conditions. 
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* MADRAS SHOWER (C. auriculata). 
“A beautiful shrub,” says Gamble, with 
large bright yellow flowers. Nairne calls 
them “large and showy in racemes.” 
LADY OF THE NIGHT (Brunfelsia 
americana). Evergreen West Indian shrub 
with heavily fragrant white tubular flow- 
ers. 
YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMOR- 
ROW (Brunfelsia calycina floribunda). 
This very fine shrub for specimen planting 
for spring bloom, has attractive foliage 
and flowers that are sweetly scented. 
These open deep violet and fade to light 
violet or white. Plant in sun or shade. 
GRUMILEA (G. venosa). This is a 
West African shrub of the coffee family 
to 15 feet with shining evergreen foliage 
and clusters of small white flowers. 
*DAIS (D. cotinifolia). Closely related 
to the treasured Daphne shrubs of north- 
ern gardens, this 9-foot South African 
native is one of the most attractive of 
flowering shrubs. It forms a large bush 
and bears a profusion of pink flower heads, 
rather like hydrangea. Native to the 
higher parts of inland Natal, it will stand 
a certain amount of frost. 
HONCKENYA 
AFRICAN ORCHID (Honckenya fici- 
folia. Syn. Clappertonia ficifolia). This 
African evergreen shrub, 7 feet high and 
as much across, much branched, bears 
mauve or red-purple, yellow-centered, 
orchid-like flowers from July to December, 
very showy. It thrives in Florida and if 
frosted comes right back. 
