d welcome shrub
| | |indeed in border or on
| | |wall. It is so well known
| | |that a description is
| | |almost needless, but there
| | |are several varieties, with
| | |considerable range of
| | |colour, from white to
| | |scarlet. We give the six
| | |from the Kew list:
| | |candicans, white;
| | |luteo-viridis, yellow;
| | |Moerloesi, crimson;
| | |nivalis, white; sulphurea
| | |perfecta and versicolor
| | |lutescens, both yellowish.
| | |All the varieties are good,
| | |especially Knap-Hill
| | |scarlet, which is a
| | |brilliant scarlet,
| | |delightful in a group; it
| | |is a most valuable shrub.
| | |Sinica has very showy deep
| | |red flowers.
| | |
*P. Maulei |Japan |Orange |A charming shrub, dwarfer
| |scarlet; |than P. japonica; the
| |May |fruits are yellow, and have
| | |a pleasant aromatic odour,
| | |and, like those of P.
| | |japonica, make an excellent
| | |preserve. Superba is a
| | |variety or rather reputed
| | |hybrid between P. Maulei
| | |and P. japonica, and has
|