. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS 471 less common and decidedly ornamental. S. China (Chinese Smilax) was, when first received in this country, treated as a hothouse plant, but subsequently was found to be able to with- stand English winters out of doors. It is free in growth, with round stems, and nearly spineless. The roundish leaves are of a pleasing shade of green. S. rotu7tdifolia is another attractive free-growing sort. Ceanothuses are valuable, as the flowers of most of the members are of pleasing shades of blue, a colour b
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON TREES AND SHRUBS 471 less common and decidedly ornamental. S. China (Chinese Smilax) was, when first received in this country, treated as a hothouse plant, but subsequently was found to be able to with- stand English winters out of doors. It is free in growth, with round stems, and nearly spineless. The roundish leaves are of a pleasing shade of green. S. rotu7tdifolia is another attractive free-growing sort. Ceanothuses are valuable, as the flowers of most of the members are of pleasing shades of blue, a colour by no means common amongst hardy shrubs. C. azureus is of neat growth and very free-flowering. Gloire de Versailles is of more spreading habit, with larger leaves and graceful racemes of pale blue flowers. Lucie Lemoine, papil- losus, divaricatus, and Veitchimiiis are showy, free-flowering shrubs, and desirable for walls with a south or south-west aspect. Cratcegus Pyracantha^ with its immense clus- ters of richly-coloured berries, is particularly attrac- tive in winter. It succeeds well in hungry soils and cold situations, where many shrubs fail to make headway. Berberidopsis corallina (Coral Berry) (Fig. 298) merits a place on a sunny wall, where the spiny-toothed, bright green leaves, and drooping crimson flowers are attractive. It de- lights in fibrous loam, to which has been added rough peat and leaf-mould. Olearia macro- donta has Holly-like leaves, pale green above and silvery- white beneath. The dense heads of white blossom are produced in summer. Unless in the South and West of England or other favoured parts, it should never be planted in the open air without some protection. O. stellidata {Eurybia Gunniana) is a very ornamental member of the Daisy-bush tribe. A rich well-drained soil, with a sunny aspect, protected from cold winds, should be chosen for it. Its pure white flowers smother its long deep green shoots. The Trumpet Honeysuckles {Lonicera sempervire?is varie
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