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| | |West.
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*B. globosa (Orange|Chili |Orange |A deciduous shrub, 10 to 12
Ball tree) | |yellow; |feet high, with long,
| |Midsummer |willow-like hoary leaves,
| | |and flowers borne in
| | |globular clusters about
| | |midsummer. It is perfectly
| | |hardy in warm soils in the
| | |South of England, and is
| | |much admired.
| | |
B. japonica, Syn. |Japan |Lilac; |This has several
B. curviflora | |August |well-marked features,
| | |forming as it does a
| | |deciduous shrub about 4
| | |feet high, with curiously
| | |winged stems and long
| | |curved spikes of blossoms.
| | |
B. variabilis |China |Rosy |A free-growing shrub, 6 to
| |purple, |8 feet high. The variety
| |Yellowish |Magnifica was introduced by
| |throat; |Messrs. Veitch from Central
| |Midsummer |China; rich rose purple.
| | |Prune well back each
| | |autumn. Veitchiana is
| | |lighter in colour and
| | |flowers a fortnight sooner.
| | |
Caesalpinia |Japan; |Canary |A very interesting shrub,
japonica |Leguminosae |yellow; |rambling and with long
| |Summer |flexible shoots with red
| | |prickles. The leaves are a
| | |foot long, and of a
| | |pl