| | |
*Corylopsis |Japan; |Primrose; |This delightful little
pauciflora |Hamamelideae |Spring, |shrub, when fully grown,
| |before the|makes a dense bush, with
| |leaves |branches 6 feet high. The
| | |leaves are small, thin in
| | |texture, prettily tinted
| | |when young, and again in
| | |autumn. The flowers are
| | |primrose-yellow in colour
| | |and fragrant. They are
| | |arranged from two to four
| | |together in drooping
| | |catkins from every node on
| | |the previous season's wood.
| | |Though it is quite hardy in
| | |other respects the flowers
| | |are easily damaged by
| | |frost.
| | |
C. spicata |Japan |Also |A shrub between 3 and 4
| |cowslip- |feet high, and better known
| |coloured |than C. pauciflora. It
| |and |flowers in spring before
| |scented |the leaves appear.
| | |
*Crataegus | | |
(Thorns). See p. | | |
376. | | |
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[Illustration: _CYTISUS CAPITATUS._]

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| COUNTRY OR | COLOUR |
NAME | ORIGIN AND | AND | GENERAL REMARKS.
| NATURAL ORDER. | SEASON. |
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| | |
*Cytisus albus |Spa