nce they dispose
| | |themselves in a loose and
| | |informal way, and being
| | |from the position of the
| | |plant thoroughly ripened,
| | |the spring display is in
| | |every way satisfactory.
| | |When autumn pruning is done
| | |the best portion of the
| | |flowering wood gets cut
| | |away.
| | |
*F. viridissima |China |Yellow; |Quite a bush, and very
| |Spring |handsome when in full
| | |bloom. Likes full sun and
| | |air.
| | |
Fraxinus Ornus |Mediterranean |Creamy |This is a very charming
(Flowering Ash), |region and |white; |lawn tree with luxuriant
(Syn. Ornus |Orient |late May |panicles of flowers, and
europaea) | | |foliage like that of the
| | |common ash. Angustifolia,
| | |latifolia, and variegata
| | |are varieties.
| | |
F. floribunda (Syn.|Himalaya |White; |Rather tender, but very
Ornus floribunda) | |Summer |vigorous and handsome.
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FUCHSIA.--Though the genus Fuchsia is an extensive one, most of them are
of more value in the greenhouse than outdoors--that is to say,
throughout the greater part of the country. Still there are a few quite
hardy Fuchsias, for, even if cut to the ground during severe winters
they soon recover, while in particularly favoured districts, such as in
the West of England and the Isle of Wight, they grow unchecked into
large bushes, and sometimes make delightful hedges. Few flowering shrubs
are more beautiful than F. corallina and F. Riccartoni when in full
bloom. The hardiest are:--

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