but a
| | |poor thing, while another,
| | |pendula, is one of the most
| | |striking of weeping trees.
| | |In winter the bright-green
| | |bark of this is a very
| | |noticeable feature.
| | |
Spartium junceum |Europe; |Golden |Owing to the
(Spanish Broom) |Leguminosae |yellow |deeply-descending nature of
| | |their roots, many of the
| | |Leguminosae resist drought
| | |better than the majority of
| | |shrubs. A case in point is
| | |furnished by the Spanish
| | |Broom, which in summer is
| | |laden with its large
| | |golden-yellow blossoms.
| | |Against a dark-tinted
| | |background it stands out
| | |conspicuously, while seen
| | |in a mass or clump it is
| | |particularly striking. The
| | |Spanish Broom ripens seeds
| | |freely, from which young
| | |plants can be readily
| | |raised, but as they make
| | |very few fibres and do not
| | |as a rule transplant well,
| | |they should be put into
| | |their permanent quarters
| | |while still young. The
| | |leaves are very few in
| | |number, their place being
| | |filled as in some of its