|generally where the soil is
| | |not suitable for it, the
| | |soil should be made so; it
| | |need only be well drained
| | |and open.
| | |
*C. s. andreanus |Choice variety |Brownish |This varies considerably
|found in |crimson |from seed, and often
|Normandy by M. |and |reverts to the typical
|Ed. Andre, after|yellow; |yellow Broom. If possible
|whom it is named|Spring |get own root-plants from
| | |original stock. A beautiful
| | |shrub, which we can
| | |scarcely have too much of,
| | |but in some gardens it is
| | |used too freely. When in
| | |full bloom, and the variety
| | |is rich in colouring, it is
| | |superb.
| | |
C. s. pendulus |Variety |Pale |Quite a pendulous variety,
(Drooping Broom) | |yellow |but uncommon. It is
| | |apparently little known,
| | |though so charming when on
| | |a bank or rock garden. A
| | |group of it in either of
| | |these positions would be a
| | |revelation to those who
| | |know not the value of this
| | |family for the English
| | |garden.
| | |
*C. s. sulphureus |Variety |Pale |Described by Loudon in his
(pallidus), | |yellow |"Arboretum" as C. s. albus,
(Moonlight Broom) | | |"the flowers white or of a
| | |very pale