. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ita, inferiora longc peiiolata. lobis basil-aribus jrabricatis; petiolo cylindrato, baud 1—1-7 poll, diamelro. Stamiua plurima. brevos. FollicuU erccti, rostro brevi. March , THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 179 not sufficiently hardy to stand the winter in theopen without some slight protection. As pre-viously mentioned, this is easily afforded bytreating them as wall plants. When cultivatedin this way they never fail to produce quantitiesof ^blossom during the early
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ita, inferiora longc peiiolata. lobis basil-aribus jrabricatis; petiolo cylindrato, baud 1—1-7 poll, diamelro. Stamiua plurima. brevos. FollicuU erccti, rostro brevi. March , THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 179 not sufficiently hardy to stand the winter in theopen without some slight protection. As pre-viously mentioned, this is easily afforded bytreating them as wall plants. When cultivatedin this way they never fail to produce quantitiesof ^blossom during the early summer months. Theflowers are produced on the ends of the branchesof the previous years g-rowth, in dense compoundpanicles, and are of a lovely shade of lavender-blue colour. The leaves are variable in size andshape, being from 1 to 3 inches long and -J to I inchin diameter. The species of Ceanothus thrive inalmost any soil, but prefer a porous sandy loam,with good drainage. They are readily propa-gated in early autumn by cuttings of thin,half-ripened shoots cut to a joint, dried at the. THVESIFLOBDS IN FLOWEEAGAINST A WALL AT KEW. (Phototjraplt hij C. P. Rnffill.) base and Inserted in sand in a cold frame orbell-glass J or by layering the branches in majority of the species flower on the ripenedshoots of the previous years wood, for this reasonany pruning which may be necessary should bedone immediately after the flowering season isover, and the plants be encouraged to make a?strong vigorous growth again ready for thefollowing seasons bloom. The garden forms of C. azureus and C. ameri-•canus have long been favourite garden plants,.and are sufficiently hardy for general culture inthe open border. When grouped together inmasses they are vfry effective when in flower inlate summer and autumn, and keep up asuccession of flowers for several variety known as Gloire do Versaillesis one of the finest and hardiest of these, withflowers of a bright
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