e are
| | |ten or a dozen quite
| | |distinct shades of
| | |colouring, from white
| | |through tenderest pink,
| | |white and rosy pink, the
| | |colours then reaching to a
| | |soft scarlet, and ending
| | |with a dark blood-red,
| | |reminding one of the seeds
| | |of the Pomegranate, and
| | |also the differences in the
| | |size of the berries and
| | |foliage, particulars which
| | |impart additional interest
| | |to this useful group of
| | |plants. Some fifty or so
| | |years ago Mr. Davis of
| | |Hillsborough began his
| | |experiments with such forms
| | |of the Pernettya as were
| | |then in cultivation, and he
| | |selected as his first
| | |seed-parent P.
| | |angustifolia, a native of
| | |China, a densely branched,
| | |narrow-leaved evergreen
| | |shrub, growing to a height
| | |of about 3 feet. The fruit
| | |of this species is light
| | |pink in colour. It is a
| | |very effective subject,
| | |thriving well under the
| | |shade of trees, but in such
| | |a position does