| | |the British Isles, taller
| | |in its native country; the
| | |trusses of flowers are
| | |erect on short branches,
| | |and each measure about 3
| | |inches across. Being in
| | |pairs they make a striking
| | |double row on every branch.
| | |V. plicatum must come into
| | |the smallest list of
| | |flowering shrubs.
| | |
V. Tinus |South of Europe |White; |This is a well-known
(Laurustinus) |and North of |flowers in|evergreen shrub, and quite
|Africa. |Winter |hardy in the south of these
|Introduced in |in the |Isles, where its planted as
|1596 |south, but|a hedge. Even when out of
| |much |flower the bush has a
| |depends |certain beauty owing to its
| |upon |shining green leaves. Near
| |locality |London it succeeds. Many
| | |things considered hardier
| | |get severely injured when
| | |the Laurustinus escapes.
| | |North and easterly winds
| | |are harmful to it. There
| | |are several varieties.
| | |Lucidum is the finest; the
| | |leaves and corymbs are
| | |larger than those of the
| | |type, the former being of a
| | |very glossy green and
| | |smooth. In lucidum the
| | |leaves and branches are